Brussels, BELGIUM — French President Emmanuel Macron has signed the country’s new digital services tax into law. The official text was published today. The French Senate and industry has voiced concerns that the tax might conflict with French law and EU state aid rules. The French government did not send the law to the French…
Brussels, BELGIUM — France’s Senate today approved a national tax, which will require major tech companies to pay a 3% tax on their turnover in France applied retroactively from the start of the year. The justification for the tax is that so-called digital companies pay less tax than traditional firms, a claim that several studies…
Washington — US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has announced an investigation into France’s proposed digital services tax, which is widely understood as targeting U.S. technology companies for unique taxation. The French measure cleared the lower house of Parliament last week. A vote in the French senate is expected as early as Thursday. The French tax…
Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association commends Representatives Suzan DelBene and Darin LaHood, co-chairs of the Congressional Digital Trade Caucus, for calling upon the U.S. Administration to take “prompt and targeted action” in response to France’s Digital Services Tax. The letter echoes remarks by U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer at today’s House Ways &…
Helsinki, Finland — The Computer & Communications Industry Association is leading a delegation of tech companies to meet Finnish politicians and senior officials Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of Finland taking over the Presidency of the Council of the EU. CCIA Europe will also present its EU tech policy recommendations. Finland will take over the Presidency…
Washington — The Trump administration has announced plans to levy tariffs on Mexican imports. The Computer & Communications Industry Association, which recently called on Congress to approve the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, has advocated for open markets for 45 years. The following can be attributed to CCIA President & CEO Ed Black: “The Administration’s plan to…
Washington – Talks are set to take place this week in Geneva on the WTO e-commerce discussions. In January, over 70 WTO members announced their intent to move forward with negotiations on trade-related aspects of e-commerce. The Computer & Communications Industry Association has welcomed the initiative, joining a letter in January encourage parties to seek…
Washington — Following the President’s direction over the weekend, the U.S. Trade Representative announced in today’s Federal Register that it will increase the tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion in Chinese goods as of Friday due to reported Chinese backtracking on commitments. The Computer & Communications Industry Association has criticized China’s…
Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined a dozen associations in a letter to House and Senate leaders explaining their support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and asking them to approve the deal. The ITC released a report earlier this month on the projected economic impact of the new USMCA trade agreement, identifying…
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