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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened France with 100% tariffs on wine and champagne if the country maintains its digital services tax, which affects American tech corporations. The American leader stated this in an interview with The New York Post. According to Trump, he personally discussed the issue with French President Emmanuel Macron and demanded the repeal of the existing digital services tax in France. "I asked him not to tax American companies, and if they do, I will have no choice but to impose a 100% tariff on all champagne and all wines coming from France," the White House chief said. Trump emphasized that to resolve the situation, Paris only needs to abandon the tax. "All Macron has to do is cancel this tax, and then he won’t have to face such pressure," noted the U.S. president. The statement came ahead of the G7 summit, which could add tension to the relationship between the two allies. Since 2019, France has imposed a 3% tax on revenues from digital services of companies that earn more than 25 million euros in France annually, and whose global turnover exceeds 750 million euros. The tax primarily affects the largest international tech corporations. According to Eurostat, alcoholic beverages remain one of the key export items of the European Union to the U.S. In 2024, the volume of shipments in this category reached approximately 9 billion euros. The new threat of trade restrictions could become yet another point of contention between the U.S. and France. If the parties fail to find a compromise, the conflict over the digital tax risks escalating into a full-blown trade confrontation affecting one of the most important export sectors of the French economy.