Trump Trade Advisor Navarro: We will set a reciprocal tariff for digital services tax

Joshua Gibson FXStreet

Trump Trade Advisor Peter Navarro hinted at the possibility of yet more tariff exemptions during an interview on CNBC on Tuesday. Trade Advisor Navarro's comments, while welcome by markets, contradict statements from other Trump administration policymakers who have already earmarked planned tariffs as a potential funding source to plug the upcoming holes in team Trump's budget goals.

Key highlights

On Canada, Mexico tariffs: Negotiations are ongoing.

If we don't get progress, Trump will do tariffs.

We will set a reciprocal tariff for digital services tax.

Digital services taxes are not about helping Amazon or Meta, the digital services taxes are about fairness.

I question whether Germany is an ally because of taxes.

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Joshua Gibson

FXStreet

Joshua joins the FXStreet team as an Economics and Finance double major from Vancouver Island University with twelve years' experience as an independent trader focusing on technical analysis.

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