Italy & US agree DST are discriminatory taxes Following meetings between Italian Prime Minister Meloni and US President Trump, their governments have issued a statement against “discriminatory” taxes such as Italy’s Digital Services Taxes. On 21 February 2025, US President Trump signed an order to
Under threat from US retaliatory tariffs, are DST’s effective taxes? Digital Services Taxes are the newest, and possible to newest extinct, class of taxation. President Trump signed in February an order to investigate reciprocal tariffs against countries with Digital Services Taxes which the US see
Parliamentary approval 1.5% DST on digital and electronic transactions The Rwanda Parliament has approved cabinet draft laws including a Digital Services Tax as part of a widespread set of a revenue measures known as National Strategy for Transformation. The bill now wait Presidential signing before entering
1.5% audio visual media tax to be broadened to DST Poland’s Finance Minister has indicated that a full Digital Services Tax, similar to those in operation in France and the UK, will be implemented. This reflects the stalled OECD Pillar 1 talks which the new
Presidential memo orders review of remedies against global digital taxes targeting US tech Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey & UK DST’s singled out On 21 February 2025, US President Trump signed an order to investigate potential tariff retaliations against countries which have implemented Digital Services
New Federal Government commits to 3% Digital Services Tax by 2027 Belgium’s new coaltion government included a commitment to introduce a 3% Digital Services Tax (DST) by 2027. This was contained within ‘Federal Coalition Agreement 2025-2029’, or “Arizona deal”. Belgium had considered a DST in
Kenya to fall into line with $250 billion OECD global tax reforms – unlocks US free trade deal Kenya has approved in December its Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024, including replacig its existing 2021 1.5% Digital Services Tax (DST) as it withdraws its objections to the
US presidential election means OECD Pillar 1 tax agreement unlikely Digital Service Taxes back on agenda with risk to tariff retaliation See our DST country implementations tracker. The OECD’s negotiations with around 120 counties on rewriting the rules on taxing cross-border digital services (‘Pillar 1′)
Proposed 2025 digital services tax on non-resident providers looms Doubts remain on the 2025 imposition of New Zealands’ Digital Services Tax (DST) as OECD Pillar 1 reforms struggle. With the threat of retaliatory tariffs from the US following the Republican White House and Congress wins,
