In first DST hearing, industry asks USTR to avoid imposing tariffs

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative should avoid imposing tariffs on countries with digital service taxes in place and instead continue to pursue an agreement at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, industry representatives told government officials on Monday. Officials from USTR and other government agencies held the first of several hearings on proposed tariff actions under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 in investigations of DSTs adopted by Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the...