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U.S. vows 100% tariffs on $2.4 billion of French products over digital services tax

Published 2019-12-02, 06:28 p/m
Updated 2019-12-02, 06:28 p/m
© Reuters. U.S. and French flags fly next to the White House to honor French President Hollande in Washington

© Reuters. U.S. and French flags fly next to the White House to honor French President Hollande in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Monday said it could slap additional duties of up to 100% on $2.4 billion in French imports of Champagne, handbags, cheese and other products, after concluding that a new French digital services tax would harm U.S. tech companies.

© Reuters. U.S. and French flags fly next to the White House to honor French President Hollande in Washington

The U.S. Trade Representative said its investigation found that the French tax was "inconsistent with prevailing principles of international tax policy, and is unusually burdensome for affected U.S. companies", including Alphabet Inc's Google (O:GOOGL), Facebook (O:FB), Apple (O:AAPL) and Amazon (O:AMZN). U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said the U.S. government was also exploring whether to open similar investigations into the digital services taxes of Austria, Italy, and Turkey.

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