Economics

France Vows Retaliation Over $2.4 Billion U.S. Tariff Threat

  • Potential targets for duties include wine, cheese, handbags
  • USTR exploring similar probes of Austria, Italy and Turkey
U.S. Proposes Tariffs on France in Response to Digital Tax
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France’s government said the European Union would retaliate if the U.S. follows through on a threat to hit about $2.4 billion of French products with tariffs over a dispute concerning how large tech companies are taxed.