U.S. President Donald Trump said he would counter European countries' moves to introduce a digital services tax (DST) with high tariffs.
Trump said on the 26th (local time) on Truth Social that several European countries have been pushing to implement a digital services tax targeting U.S. corporations, and that some countries have entered the actual execution phase. He warned that countries imposing the tax would immediately face a 100% tariff on all products they export to the United States.
Trump also stressed that this measure would take precedence over existing trade agreements or separate accords. The digital services tax has been viewed as a system that burdens large U.S. tech companies such as Google, Apple and Meta.
Trump has long pushed back hard, saying Europe's digital tax discriminates against U.S. corporations. He has repeatedly said he would impose large-scale retaliatory tariffs unless the related system is withdrawn or halted.