According to remarks made by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Poland has abandoned plans for the introduction of a digital service tax. Poland had been considering implementing a digital service tax based on the European Commission proposal. In the remarks, Vice President Pence says that the U.S. is deeply grateful that President Duda rejected proposals for a digital service tax, which would have hampered trade between the two nations.