Trump threatens 100% tariff on European nations over tech tax

US president Donald Trump vowed to impose a 100% import tariff on any European country that introduces a digital services tax on American technology giants.

Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump said "Numerous European countries" had been discussing bringing in such a levy and some were close to doing so.

He warned that the punitive penalties would be applied immediately and would completely "supersede" any existing bilateral trade agreements.

While the post targets nations planning the "imminent implementation" of new levies, the precise implications for the UK were not immediately clear, given London has had such a tax in place since 2020.

"Please let this statement serve to represent that any Country that imposes such a Tax will immediately be met with a 100% TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States of America," he wrote.