Parliamentary approval 1.5% DST on digital and electronic transactions The Rwanda Parliament has approved cabinet draft laws including a Digital Services Tax as part of a widespread set of a revenue measures known as National Strategy for Transformation. The bill now wait Presidential signing before entering
Threat of US reciprocal tariffs leads to removal of ‘Google Tax’ from 1 April 2025 India’s Lower House of Parliament has voted to withdraw its 6% Equalisation Levy from 1 April 2025. This is be contained within amendments proposed in the 2025 Finance Bill. The
UK to reduce or withdraw 2% Digital Services Tax to avoid Trump administration reciprocal tariffs The UK government is reviewing its £800 million Digital Services Tax (DST) as it seeks to persuade the Trump administration not to impose new tariffs on the UK. Ministers have
1.5% audio visual media tax to be broadened to DST Poland’s Finance Minister has indicated that a full Digital Services Tax, similar to those in operation in France and the UK, will be implemented. This reflects the stalled OECD Pillar 1 talks which the new
Presidential memo orders review of remedies against global digital taxes targeting US tech Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey & UK DST’s singled out On 21 February 2025, US President Trump signed an order to investigate potential tariff retaliations against countries which have implemented Digital Services
7.5% DST on online advertising, content and platform services Turkey’s 7.5% DST covers digital service providers exceeding a global revenue threshold of EUR 750 million and local revenue of TRY 20 million. The tax is mainly applicable to revenue generated from online advertising services, digital
New Federal Government commits to 3% Digital Services Tax by 2027 Belgium’s new coaltion government included a commitment to introduce a 3% Digital Services Tax (DST) by 2027. This was contained within ‘Federal Coalition Agreement 2025-2029’, or “Arizona deal”. Belgium had considered a DST in
Kenya to fall into line with $250 billion OECD global tax reforms – unlocks US free trade deal Kenya has approved in December its Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024, including replacig its existing 2021 1.5% Digital Services Tax (DST) as it withdraws its objections to the
US presidential election means OECD Pillar 1 tax agreement unlikely Digital Service Taxes back on agenda with risk to tariff retaliation See our DST country implementations tracker. The OECD’s negotiations with around 120 counties on rewriting the rules on taxing cross-border digital services (‘Pillar 1′)
