Trump has thrown VAT into the trade stand-off

Why Trump has thrown VAT into the trade stand-off
U.S. President Donald Trump says value-added taxes carry a lot of blame for America's near trillion dollar trade deficit with the rest of the world. The 170-plus countries who charge VAT - including top U.
The VAT Trade Debate: Trump's Stance and Global Implications
U.S. President Donald Trump blames value-added taxes (VAT) for America's trade imbalance, criticizing them as unfair barriers. While VAT systems in many countries refund exporters, raising U.S. concerns of trade distortion,
What Is VAT? The Tax Fueling Trump’s Latest Trade Fight
Value-added taxes are common in Europe; President Trump calls them unfair.
Trump orders trade chief to revive tariff retaliation against digital taxes
President Donald Trump on Friday ordered his trade chief to revive investigations aimed at imposing tariffs on imports from countries that levy digital service taxes on U.S. technology companies. A White House official,
Trump taking executive action to fortify tariff agenda and counter China
The White House says the fast track will include expediting environmental reviews for foreign investments over $1 billion.
Trump Weighs Tariffs to Counteract Foreign Taxes on Tech Firms
President Trump on Friday signed a presidential memo directing his administration to evaluate placing tariffs on trading partners that levy taxes and regulations against American tech companies, taking aim at a major trade irritant for companies like Meta and Google.
South African budget delay over VAT hike shows cracks in coalition
South Africa's national budget was postponed on Wednesday because the two biggest parties in the ruling coalition disagreed ...
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What Countries Have VAT? Map Shows Impact of Trump Reciprocal Tariffs
The White House has insisted that its new tariffs would equalize the ability of the U.S. and foreign manufacturers to compete ...
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VAT app users save big on small purchases with 2025 program rollout
Following Germany-wide implementation of the Value-Added Tax (VAT) App on January 1, the realized savings for customers ...
How does a VAT work? Here’s why Europe’s consumption tax has Trump vowing reciprocal tariffs
He’s made clear that includes value-added taxes, or VATs, which is the way most countries—including the entire rich world ...
VAT Vs. Sales Tax: What We Know As Trump Signs Reciprocal Tariffs
VAT is a consumption tax placed on a product whenever value is added at each stage of the supply chain, from production to ...
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KRA collects KSh 34.5b VAT in 1 month on increased fuel, electricity tax returns
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) attributed the growth in gross VAT collections to various measures the authority employed to ...
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Cabinet party NSC says their plans for VAT rise were dismissed too quickly
Government party NSC thinks that the idea to raise VAT in order to prevent tariff increases on the culture, media, and sport ...
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The Italian VAT reform on personnel secondment
On 18 February 2025, the Italian Revenue Agency issued Ruling n. 38/2025 (the "Ruling"), commenting the enactment of the Decree-Law No. 131 of ...
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VAT on private school fees driving HNW ‘exodus’ from the UK
A new report found that the number of families planning to leave the UK is growing after the introduction of VAT on school ...
South Africa’s finance minister wanted to raise VAT: the pros and cons of a tricky tax
The reason for the abrupt cancellation was the failure of the minister to get cabinet approval for the proposal to raise ...