Tag: digital services

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2020 - 08:57 UTC

  US investigating digital services taxes by several countries, which “unfairly target our companies”

  

  The United States is investigating digital services taxes being adopted or considered by Britain, Italy, Brazil, and other countries, the US Trade Representative's office said on Tuesday, a move that could lead to new punitive tariffs and heighten trade tensions.

• Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Amazon planning a regional data center in Argentina; congress passes bill to attract digital services and nanotechnology

  

  Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud division plans to build a regional data center in a free-trade zone in Argentina, according to Buenos Aires media reports. The Seattle-based company is preparing to invest about US$ 800 million in the project over 10 years and will reap considerable tax benefits by locating the data center in the Bahia Blanca-Coronel Rosales districts of the province of Buenos Aires.