“Instead of empowering their Workers and creating opportunities, Foreign Governments have instead tried to tax, fine, and hinder American Tech Companies. Both friend and foe have been treating American Tech Companies harshly, as if our Companies are their piggy bank. This will now end! It is my objective to level the playing field, and end these attacks. We are putting these Countries on notice to end their unfair treatment of American Companies, large and small.”

“We have just been informed that Canada, a very difficult Country to TRADE with… has just announced that they are putting a Digital Services Tax on our American Technology Companies, which is a direct and blatant attack on our Country. They are obviously copying the European Union, which has done the same thing, and is currently under discussion with us, also.”

“Thank you Canada for removing your Digital Services Tax which was intended to stifle American innovation and would have been a deal breaker for any trade deal with America”  

“You can expect that countries that have DST…are going to be facing the wrath of U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.”

“Other countries do pull substantial revenues out the U.S. Treasury and our great internet companies, which are unique to the U.S., are an example. This digital service tax was especially egregious… It is a centerpiece of our tariff negations. When I talk about what we’re pushing back on, we’re pushing back on: tariffs, non tariff measures, currency manipulation, government subsidies and unfair taxation and fines such as the EU does on the same companies.”

“With this TRUTH, I put all Countries with Digital Taxes, Legislation, Rules, or Regulations, on notice that unless these discriminatory actions are removed, I, as President of the United States, will impose substantial additional Tariffs on that Country’s Exports to the U.S.A., and institute Export restrictions on our Highly Protected Technology and Chips. America, and American Technology Companies, are neither the “piggy bank” nor the “doormat” of the World any longer.”

“Europe today “hit” another great American company, Google, with a $3.5 Billion Dollar fine, effectively taking money that would otherwise go to American Investments and Jobs. This is on top of the many other Fines and Taxes that have been issued against Google and other American Tech Companies, in particular. Very unfair, and the American Taxpayer will not stand for it!”

“The European Union must stop this practice against American Companies, IMMEDIATELY!”

“During a trip to Brussels, Lutnick called on the EU to “analyze their digital rules, trying to come away with a balance … not put them away, but find a balanced approach that works with us.”

“If the EU and EU Member States insist on continuing to restrict, limit, and deter the competitiveness of U.S. service providers through discriminatory means, the United States will have no choice but to begin using every tool at its disposal to counter these unreasonable measures.”