PARIS, October 21 (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday agreed to remove trade sanctions measures it had brandished against several countries that have decided to impose taxes on digital services, targeting in particular American gloves in the sector, the stakeholders announced the agreement.
The retaliatory measures had been suspended by Joe Biden’s administration to give a chance to negotiations on a global tax reform, which resulted in an international agreement this month.
“In support of this agreement, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States today announced the terms of a digital services tax transition agreement. existing towards a new multilateral solution “, declared the French Minister of Economy and Finance in a press release.
This solution will be built through changes and a “constructive dialogue”, he added. (Jean-Stphane Brosse)
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