The investigation will be conducted by USTR under Section 301 of its Trade Act that empowers the authority to respond to a foreign country’s action considered to be unfair or discriminatory and that negatively affects US trade The US on Tuesday initiated investigations into digital services taxes that have been either adopted or are being considered by 10 of its trading partners including India, a move that could invite punitive tariff sanctions.
It could worsen India-US trade tensions which have delayed the signing of a limited trade deal between the two sides. The investigation will be conducted by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) under Section 301 of its Trade Act that empowers the authority to respond to a foreign