Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg Pressed Trump on Digital Taxes Before Tariff Threat: Report
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US President Trump once again increases economic pressure on the EU: he threatened countries that tax US digital corporations, retaliation measures in the form of "significant additional tariffs" as well as restrictions on the export of cutting-edge technology and semiconductors, should the "discriminatory measures" not be stopped. Is there now a threat of new trouble with the US after the difficult agreement on tariffs?
Zuckerberg made White House visit prior to recent tariff threat
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Meta, reportedly met with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss the threat of digital market taxes against U.S. companies. Following this meeting Trump proceeded to threaten tariffs on nations which do not remove such legislation against American companies. Bloomberg reported on 28 August that Zuckerberg met with Trump in recent weeks to talk about the threat of countries attacking US players by instituting digital rules a…
Zuckerberg met with Trump before recent tariff threat
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg (pictured) reportedly met with US President Donald Trump to discuss the threat of digital market taxes against US companies, ahead of the latter’s threat to impose tariffs on nations which do not remove such legislation. Bloomberg reported yesterday (28 August) Zuckerberg met with Trump last week to talk about the threat of countries attacking US players by instituting digital rules and taxes against them. The …
Last week, Meta's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, met with US President Donald Trump for a discussion of the digital services taxes that various countries impose on income from social networks and digital advertising platforms. Following the meeting, Trump publicly threatened to impose significant tariffs and export restrictions on countries that would continue to apply legislation that he believes is aimed at harming American technology, part…
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