President Trump announced he would impose tariffs on nations that apply digital service taxes to Apple and other American tech firms.
The memo directs the U.S. Trade Representative’s office to renew digital service taxes investigations and investigate any additional countries that use a digital tax to discriminate against U.S. companies.
Digital service taxes have been a source of trade disputes for years, with several countries imposing them on U.S. tech giants like Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon.
President Trump seeks to combat these taxes and prevent foreign governments from appropriating America’s tax base for their own benefit.