- US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has warned that Donald Trump's threat to hit the UK with a 100 per cent import tariff over its digital services tax is not a bluff.
- The UK's two per cent levy on major American tech companies generated £800m for The Treasury in 2024/25.
- Trump previously warned that any country imposing a digital tax on US firms would face immediate 100 per cent tariffs on all goods sent to the United States.
- Jamieson Greer stated that the US remains open to negotiations with UK business and trade minister Jonathan Reynolds to see the tax eliminated.
- The threat adds further strain to UK-US trade relations following recent US tariff adjustments.
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