US Companies Blast Polish Ministry’s Digital Services Tax Plan

US companies criticized a plan by Poland’s Digital Affairs Ministry to implement a digital services tax, saying it would unfairly target some of the country’s biggest foreign investors.

The draft legislation, whose public consultation period begins on Monday, seeks to introduce a levy of up to 3% on digital platforms that sell advertising, process user data or enable online sales.

Donald Trump’s administration has threatened retaliation against European Union efforts to tax American tech companies, with the row growing into another trans-Atlantic flashpoint after a standoff on trade as well Greenland. The tax plan comes at a sensitive moment ...