Explained: What is the UK digital services tax and why has it angered Trump?

Pascale Davies   Euronews24 April 2026
The UK introduced its Digital Services Tax (DST) on 1 April 2020, imposing a 2% levy on revenues from social media platforms, search engines and online marketplaces that derive value from UK users.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the United Kingdom unless it scraps the tax on American tech companies.