Tariffs on European DSTs End for 5 Countries, Drawing Tech Hopes

The U.S. won't impose Section 301 tariffs on goods from Austria, France, Italy, Spain and the U.K. over digital services taxes, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced. Those markets settled with the Treasury Department about the transition from DSTs to a new approach for taxing multinational firms, USTR said. Tariffs on goods from India and Turkey, which weren't party to the settlement, remain suspended through early December, USTR said. Ending the tariffs on the five countries drew tech industry hopes for a rollback everywhere. “While today’s transitional agreement is a meaningful step, it is imperative that all governments urgently and fully withdraw their digital services tax measures,” said Information Technology Industry Council CEO Jason Oxman Thursday. The Computer & Communications Industry Association said it backs a "broader multilateral global tax agreement."