Digital Services Taxes Discussed With Turkey's Trade Minister
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, in a readout of an Aug. 25 call with Turkey's Trade Minister Mehmet Mus, said that she argued that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's discussions on international taxation are the best way to resolve the issues that led countries to want to impose digital services taxes. The USTR has said that 32 subheadings of Turkish imports could face tariffs if Turkey imposes a DST. The value of goods on the list imported in 2019 was $310 million.
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Tai said the two countries agreed collective action is needed to confront excess capacity created by nonmarket economies and to tackle World Trade Organization reform. She said both countries are interested in improving market access for U.S. companies in Turkey. Turkey did not issue its own summary.