Trump Threatens Tariffs on French Wine Over Digital Tax; Macron Refuses to Amend Policy
Donald Trump stated he would impose a 100% tariff on French wine and champagne unless France changes its digital services tax on technology firms. Emmanuel Macron refused to scrap the tax, asserting that the U.S. has no authority over French tax laws.
Donald Trump stated he would impose a 100% tariff on French wine and champagne unless France changes its digital services tax on technology firms. Emmanuel Macron refused to scrap France’s digital services tax, which imposes a 3% levy on the revenues earned by technology firms within its borders, according to the Times of India. Macron asserted that the U.S. has no authority over French tax laws. He said he would hold a 'respectful but firm' discussion with Trump at the G7 summit, according to TASS, and called tariffs between G7 countries counterproductive, as reported by the Times of India. The United States is the biggest buyer of French wine, according to the Times of India. Accounts differ on whether France’s position on the tax is fixed: a senior source close to the French president stated the issue was 'no longer up for debate' ahead of the G7 summit, according to both Other and the NYPost. A U.S. official dismissed that claim as 'not accurate,' according to both Other and the NYPost.
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