Trump threatens 100% tariff on European countries that impose digital tax

US president says levy would be imposed immediately and supersede pre-existing trade deals with the country

US president Donald Trump threatened on Friday to place a 100% import tariff on any European country that imposes a tax on digital services from US companies.

Writing on Truth Social, Trump said that “numerous European countries” had been discussing putting a digital services tax on American companies and that “some of these countries are close to actually doing this.”