国际英语资讯:U.S. initiates trade probe into digital services taxes considered by 10 trading partners
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 2-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="Section">Section</span> 301 <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="by">by</span> 10 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>), <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> (<span word="USTR">USTR</span>) <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="President">President</span> (<span word="Donald">Donald</span>) <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="adopting">adopting</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="schemes">schemes</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unfairly">unfairly</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>," <span word="USTR">USTR</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Lighthizer">Lighthizer</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="encompasses">encompasses</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Austria">Austria</span>, <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Czech">Czech</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Register">Register</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uncertainties">uncertainties</span> <span word="arising">arising</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span>, "<span word="USTR">USTR</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="scheduling">scheduling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USTR">USTR</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Section">Section</span> 301 <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="France">France</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imposition">imposition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="taxation">taxation</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Development">Development</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="intensify">intensify</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p>
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