ACT | The App Association Supports the Agreement of Six Leading Nations to Avoid Digital Services Taxes

The United States, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom have announced an extension of their 2021 agreement to transition from existing digital services taxes (DSTs) and to align with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)/G20 Inclusive Framework through June 30, 2024.

ACT | The App Association applauds the United States, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom for committing to avoid DSTs. The unilateral imposition of DSTs on the digital economy, such as the DST currently proposed by the Canadian government, is unreasonable and discriminatory, will disjoint the digital economy, and unnecessarily impede exports and investment abroad, harming small business innovators the most. We call on government policymakers around the world to follow the example of these leading nations by withdrawing proposals to implement DSTs and meaningfully engaging in and supporting the ongoing OECD/G20 process addressing taxation, including by joining this extension of the DST moratorium.