[U.S. Plans Countermeasures Against EU Digital Tax, Targeting Accenture and Spotify]
The U.S. government has threatened to take retaliatory measures against the EU's imposition of a digital tax, naming Accenture, Siemens, and Spotify as potential targets for new restrictions or fees. The Office of the United States Trade Representative stated that if the EU continues to restrict U.S. service providers, the U.S. will use all available tools to counteract. The controversy centers on the EU's push to regulate and tax companies like Google, Meta, and Amazon. President Trump criticized such measures as harmful to U.S. interests and threatened to impose substantial tariffs. Recently, the EU has issued fines worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Apple, Meta, and Elon Musk's X.
