{"id":736183,"date":"2026-06-29T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-threatens-100-tariffs-over-digital-services-taxes\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:00:37","slug":"trump-threatens-100-tariffs-over-digital-services-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-threatens-100-tariffs-over-digital-services-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatens 100% tariffs over digital services taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4aa74345bc8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4aa74345bc8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-threatens-100-tariffs-over-digital-services-taxes\/#What_a_digital_services_tax_is\" >What a digital services tax is<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-threatens-100-tariffs-over-digital-services-taxes\/#Brussels_is_not_flinching\" >Brussels is not flinching<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-threatens-100-tariffs-over-digital-services-taxes\/#A_weaker_weapon_than_last_time\" >A weaker weapon than last time<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p>The ink was barely dry. The EU had just signed a trade deal with Washington. A day later, Trump threatened to blow a hole in it.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the president posted the threat on Truth <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a>. Any country that imposes a digital services tax on US firms, he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116817320899062447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wrote<\/a>, would face \u201ca 100% TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States.\u201d It would \u201csupersede Trade Deals,\u201d he added, \u201cwhether implemented, signed, or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The timing was pointed. A day earlier, the EU had given final <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roval to the Turnberry trade deal. It caps most tariffs on European exports at 15%. Trump\u2019s post threatens to override that the moment any member state moves on a digital tax.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_a_digital_services_tax_is\"><\/span>What a digital services tax is<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A digital services tax, or DST, is a levy on the local revenue of large tech firms. Most of those firms are American. France, Italy, Spain and the UK already run versions, aimed at the likes of Google, Apple, Amazon and Meta. Those firms book vast sales in Europe but little taxable profit there. Trump\u2019s view is blunt. The taxes single out US companies, he says, and he will punish any country that keeps them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brussels_is_not_flinching\"><\/span>Brussels is not flinching<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.thenextweb.com\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.thenextweb.com\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The \ud83d\udc9c of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The reply from Brussels was unusually firm. The European Commission called taxation its \u201csovereign right.\u201d Its taxes, it said, were \u201cnon-discriminatory by design\u201d and applied to all large companies, whatever their origin. It would \u201crespond swiftly and decisively\u201d if pushed, it warned, as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-06-26\/trump-vows-100-tariff-on-countries-over-digital-services-taxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported. It still prefers a global deal on taxing the digital economy.<\/p>\n<p>That defiance matters. Europe has spent years asserting its right to tax tech giants. The Digital Markets Act is part of the same push to rein them in. Folding now would undercut the whole project. European tech groups have a warning of their own. Fresh US tariffs, they say, would hit hardware and software alike on both sides of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_weaker_weapon_than_last_time\"><\/span>A weaker weapon than last time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There is a catch for Trump. His tariff gun is partly unloaded. The US Supreme Court struck down his \u201creciprocal\u201d tariffs this year, ruling that he could not impose them on his own authority. It is now unclear which legal tool would let him slap 100% on many nations without Congress. He found a workaround for a temporary 10% global tariff. A sweeping new levy is another matter.<\/p>\n<p>The threat is not idle, though. This month alone Trump warned France with a 100% levy on its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-06-15\/macron-rebuffs-trump-s-threats-of-wine-tariffs-as-g7-meets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wines<\/a> unless it dropped a tax. Last year, Canada scrapped its own digital tax under similar pressure. The tactic has worked before, on those willing to blink.<\/p>\n<p>So the question is who blinks now. Canada folded. The EU is a day into a hard-won trade deal, and protective of its digital sovereignty. It is signalling that it will not. The next move decides whether Europe\u2019s right to tax Big Tech survives contact with Trump\u2019s tariffs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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A day later, Trump threatened to blow a hole in it. On Friday, the president posted the threat on Truth Social. 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