US treasury secretary tells Spain to boost defense spending during tariff talks

The U.S. Treasury Department released in a statement of just over six lines published on Wednesday night the conclusions of the meeting held between its secretary, Scott Bessent, and the Minister of Economy, Commerce and Enterprise, Carlos Corpus. A brief text, but loaded with content. In an exchange of views that in the agency qualify as "franco", Bessent highlighted "the need for greater defense spending by Spain in the context of NATO" and ex…

US treasury secretary tells Spain to boost defense spending during tariff talks

Scott Bessent also highlights opposition to Spain’s digital services tax - Anadolu Ajansı

The Spanish minister replied that the commitment to NATO to invest at least 2% of its GDP in spending will be fulfilled, but he also called for an extension of the concept of security.The U.S. Secretary of the U.S. Treasury is calling for a “constructive negotiation” to the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, which ensures that they want to “find an agreement.” The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, asked during his meeting in Washington…

Scott Bessent's recent statements raise concerns in the Spanish economic arena.Read more Tension between the United States and Spain for Defense Spending and Digital Rates in News.es.

The United States is asking Spain to increase defense spending and reduce tariffs on American products.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also opposed a tax on digital services during a meeting with Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo yesterday.