The Independent emphasizes its commitment to covering vital issues such as reproductive rights, climate change, and the implications of Big Tech. Highlighting the importance of unsolicited journalism, they refrain from paywalls, advocating for accessible quality news supported by donations. In recent political developments, UK leader Keir Starmer has not ruled out revising tech taxes in potential US trade agreements, with the current deal focusing on tariffs related to steel and aluminium. This may have ramifications for future negotiations over the digital services tax applied to US tech giants.
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Sir Keir Starmer has declined to rule out changes to taxes on tech giants as part of a future trade deal with the United States.
The digital services tax imposes a 2% levy on the revenues of several major US tech firms. Previous speculation had suggested that the UK could revise the measure.
That's predominantly focused on steel and aluminium and reducing those tariffs on car manufacturing and pharmaceuticals, three really important sectors.
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