USTR Section 301 Report Due Monday on France’s Digital Service Tax 

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will issue its Section 301 investigation report and “any proposed action in the investigation” Monday on France’s digital service tax (DST), said the agency Wednesday. Tech firms and trade associations blasted the DST during the summer as a radical departure from international norm that discriminates against U.S. companies and undermines efforts to reach global, multilateral consensus on the digital economy (see 1908190043). France’s DST “invites other trading partners to similarly disregard their international commitments and move forward with their own proposed taxes,” said the Computer & Communications Industry Association Wednesday. “A timely, proportionate and impactful response is needed by the U.S. to send a message that our trading partners may not single out American enterprises for discriminatory treatment.”