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U.S. Trade Representative Finds Indian, Italian, and Turkish DSTs to be Discriminatory and Suspends Tariff Action for French DST

08 January 2021

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has announced the release of its findings in Section 301 investigations of Digital Service Taxes (DSTs) adopted by India, Italy, and Turkey, concluding that each of the DSTs discriminates against U.S. companies. However, it is noted that the USTR is not taking any specific actions in connection with the findings at this time. The USTR has also announced that its decision to suspend the tariffs on France that were scheduled to go into effect on 6 January 2021 in response to the French DST. The decision was made in light of...