
The United States has resolved a key point of trade friction with Europe after inking a deal to end controversial digital services taxes on American tech giants.
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The United States has resolved a key point of trade friction with Europe after inking a deal to end controversial digital services taxes on American tech giants.
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The European Commission wants to propose in 2023 a more unified way of taxing companies in the European Union, hoping that such rules will stand a better chance if they follow global OECD solutions expected this year.
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The European Parliament on Thursday welcomed a US proposal to introduce a 21 percent global minimum tax on corporations but said Europe should "go it alone" if the effort fails.
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US Trade Representative Katherine Tai has said she was maintaining the threat of US tariffs on goods from Austria, Britain, India, Italy, Spain and Turkey in retaliation for their digital services taxes.