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Or sign-in if you have an account.U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, D.C. on June 26. Photo by Kent NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty ImagesUnited States President Donald Trump has vowed to hit countries with a 100 per cent tariff should they impose a digital services tax (DST) on American companies.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorIn a Truth Social post on Friday, Trump wrote that “numerous” European countries are discussing the implementation of such tax regimes, with some nearing the finish line.“Please let this statement serve to represent that any country that imposes such a tax will immediately be met with a 100 per cent tariff on any and all goods sent to the United States of America,” he said in post on Truth Social, adding that this tariff will override any trade deals “whether implemented, signed, or not.”Trump has repeatedly threatened tariffs and other restrictions against countries looking to impose a digital services tax, arguing that such rules unfairly target American tech giants. Last June, the U.S. president cut off trade talks with Ottawa citing Canada’s DST — first announced in 2020 and enacted in 2024 — and other trade irritants. Ottawa then rescinded Canada’s DST in hopes of luring Washington back to the negotiating table.SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: FP West: Energy Insider brings you behind the oilpatch’s closed doors with exclusive insights from insiders every Wednesday morning.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of FP West: Energy Insider will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againAround half of all European countries have implemented, announced or proposed DST regimes, with such rules already in effect in France, Poland and the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, Germany, Norway and Belgium have proposed introducing DSTs.European Union nations signed off on the U.S.-EU trade deal hashed out by Trump and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen last July, which sets a 15 per cent tariff rate on the bulk of EU exports into the U.S. and zero tariffs for American industrial goods flowing into EU countries. The agreement did not address DSTs.Peter Harrell, a visiting scholar at Georgetown University’s Institute of International Economic Law, wrote on the social media site X on Friday that that “Trump cannot lawfully ‘immediately’ impose a 100 per cent tariff over Europe’s DSTs, though he could update his 2019 DST 301s to impose tariffs at some level” in the upcoming months.Trump’s latest statement, Harrell said, points to the risk of instability in any U.S.-EU trade deal and highlights the policy gap between Washington and Brussels. 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