美国经济和财政部长布鲁诺·勒表示，美国提议对法国产品(如葡萄酒和奶酪)征收高达100%的额外关税，以报复“歧视性”技术税法，这是“不可接受的”梅尔，今天说。

在接受电台采访时Classique，Le梅尔美国计划对价值24亿美元的法国商品征收新关税，作为对数字服务税的回应，该税旨在对谷歌、苹果、脸书和亚马逊等科技巨头征税，但遭到了美国的抵制。

部长说，美国的任何制裁都会得到欧盟的强烈回应。

勒梅尔对电台说:“如果美国有任何新的制裁，欧盟将准备反击。昨天，我们与欧盟委员会进行了接触，以确保如果有任何新的制裁，欧洲将会做出回应，做出强有力的回应。”

这位政治家今天还在推特上发布了一份声明，并附上了采访的多个片段。“美国提议的制裁是完全不可接受的，”他写道。“法国对数字巨人征税的目的是恢复财政正义。

他补充道:“它不仅针对美国公司，还针对中国或欧洲公司。国际一级的数字税收项目已经提上议事日程经济合作与发展组织[组织经济合作与发展]。法国同意这个项目。"

“我们在等待美国的回应，”他继续说道。“如果美国拒绝，这意味着他们不尊重八月底对七国集团的承诺。”

在a本周报道美国贸易代表办公室表示，法国科技税法“歧视美国数字公司”，而且“负担异常沉重”

这法律该法案于今年7月签署成为法律，对全球收入超过7.5亿€(合8.3亿美元)的数字服务公司征收3%的税，其中至少2500万€(合2800万美元)产自法国。它追溯适用于自2019年1月1日以来产生的收入。

制裁美国的项目是不可接受的。法国国家税收署。美国的企业和中国或欧洲的企业一样#ClassiqueMatinpic.twitter.com/w4hHicQ4e8

布鲁诺·勒梅尔2019年12月3日

特朗普今天在伦敦会见北约领导人时表示，谚语:“法国[开始对其他人的产品征税，所以我们要对他们征税。这只是现在发生的事情，在技术上，我们正在做他们的葡萄酒和其他一切。”

昨天，美国贸易代表罗伯特Lighthizer他说，对法国产品征收高达100%的额外关税，是为了“考虑夏令时对美国经济造成的损害程度”潜在受影响的商品清单很长，但包括起泡葡萄酒、美容产品、手袋、瓷器和一系列奶酪。

“那个USTR专注于对抗欧盟成员国日益增长的保护主义，这种保护主义不公平地针对美国公司，无论是通过数字服务税还是针对美国领先数字服务公司的其他努力，”Lighthizer在昨天的一次发布中说。

他表示，新税可能不仅限于法国。"USTR他指出:“美国今天的决定发出了一个明确的信号，即美国将采取行动反对歧视美国公司或以其他方式给美国公司带来不必要负担的数字税收制度。”的确，USTR正在探索是否开放...对奥地利、意大利和土耳其数字服务税的调查。"

据英国广播公司报道，法国税法预计今年将筹集约4亿€元(443美元)。根据a毕马威概况介绍，Le梅尔此前曾告诉G7成员，只有在做出“可信决定”的情况下，数字服务税才会撤销或改变经济合作与发展组织-水平。

法国葡萄酒被用作讨价还价的筹码已经不是第一次了。今年7月，特朗普总统通过自己的推特个人资料表达了对夏令时推出的失望。

“法国刚刚对我们伟大的美国科技公司征收了数字税。如果有人向他们征税，那应该是他们的祖国，美国，”他写道。“我们将很快宣布对马克龙的愚蠢行为采取实质性的对等行动。我总是说美国葡萄酒比法国葡萄酒好！”这个计划被称为“完全低能”法国农业部长。

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下图由提供Statista，显示了2018年美国和欧盟最大葡萄酒出口国之间的贸易水平。

 

E.U. WILL HIT BACK AT AMERICA OVER 'UNACCEPTABLE' FRENCH WINE TAX, WARNS MINISTER

The American proposal to enforce additional duties of up to 100 percent on French products such as wine and cheese in retaliation for a "discriminatory" tech tax law is "unacceptable," the country's economy and finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, said today.

In an interview with Radio Classique, Le Maire pushed back against the U.S. plan to apply fresh tariffs on French goods worth $2.4 billion in response to the Digital Services Tax (DST), designed to tax technology giants including Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon.

The minister said any U.S. sanctions would be met with a strong response from the European Union.

Translated, Le Maire told the radio station: "If there are any new American sanctions, the European Union will be ready to hit back. Yesterday we made contact with the European Commission for assurances that should there be any new sanctions, there would be a European response, a strong response."

The politician also posted a statement to Twitter today alongside multiple clips from the interview. "The proposed U.S. sanctions are simply unacceptable," he wrote. "French taxation on the digital giants aims to restore fiscal justice.

He added: "It does not only target U.S. companies but also Chinese or European companies. A digital taxation project at the international level is on the table of the OECD [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]. France said yes to this project."

"We are waiting for the American response," he continued. "If the United States says no, it means that they do not respect the commitment made at the end of August to the G7."

In a report this week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said the French tech tax law "discriminates against U.S. digital companies" and is "unusually burdensome."

The legislation, signed into law in July this year, imposes a 3 percent tax on digital services companies with global revenues of more than €750m ($830), of which at least €25m ($28m) is made in France. It retroactively applies to revenue generated since January 1, 2019.

Le projet de sanctions américaines est tout simplement inacceptable. La taxation française sur les géants du numérique vise à rétablir de la justice fiscale. Elle ne vise pas seulement les entreprises américaines mais aussi les entreprises chinoises ou européennes #ClassiqueMatin pic.twitter.com/w4hHicQ4e8

— Bruno Le Maire (@BrunoLeMaire) December 3, 2019

Trump weighed in today during a meeting with NATO leaders in London, saying: "[France is] starting to tax other people's products so therefore we're going to tax them. That's just taking place right now, in technology, and we are doing their wines and everything else."

Yesterday, U.S. trade representative Robert E. Lighthizer said that additional duties of up to 100 percent on French products should be applied to "take into account the level of harm to the U.S. economy resulting from the DST." The list of potentially-impacted goods is long, but includes sparkling wine, beauty products, handbags, porcelain and a slew of cheeses.

"The USTR is focused on countering the growing protectionism of E.U. member states, which unfairly targets U.S. companies, whether through digital services taxes or other efforts that target leading U.S. digital services companies," Lighthizer said in a release yesterday.

He indicated new taxes may not be limited to France. "USTR's decision today sends a clear signal that the U.S. will take action against digital tax regimes that discriminate or otherwise impose undue burdens on U.S. companies," he noted. "Indeed, USTR is exploring whether to open... investigations into the digital services taxes of Austria, Italy, and Turkey."

The French tax law is expected to raise approximately €400m ($443) this year, the BBC reported. According to a KPMG fact-sheet, Le Maire previously told G7 members the digital services tax would only withdrawn or altered if a "credible decision" was made at the OECD-level.

It's not the first time French wine has been used as a bargaining chip. In July, president Trump voiced frustration at the introduction of the DST via his personal Twitter profile.

"France just put a digital tax on our great American technology companies. If anybody taxes them, it should be their home Country, the USA," he wrote. "We will announce a substantial reciprocal action on Macron's foolishness shortly. I've always said American wine is better than French wine!" The plan was called "completely moronic" by the French agriculture minister.

Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon did not immediately respond to Newsweek's request for comment.

The graphic below, provided by Statista, shows trading levels between the United States and the biggest wine exporters in the EU throughout 2018.