Trump threatens 100% tariffs on countries with digital tax

President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to impose a 100 percent tariff on all imports from any country that enacts a digital services tax targeting American technology companies, warning that such a penalty would override existing trade agreements. The threat, issued in a social media post, singled out European nations that the president said are close to implementing such taxes.

Trump stated that any country proceeding with a digital services tax would immediately face a 100 percent tariff on all goods exported to the United States. He asserted this tariff would supersede any trade deals, whether implemented, signed, or not. The warning did not identify specific countries or proposals but emphasized a broad retaliatory stance against what the U.S. views as discriminatory taxes.

The dispute centers on taxes levied on the revenues of large digital companies, which several European countries have adopted or proposed. These nations argue that multinational tech firms, many of them American, should pay more tax in the jurisdictions where they generate revenue. The United States contends the taxes unfairly target its companies, such as Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft.