- The USA is considering additional tariffs due to confusion between Digital VAT and Digital Services Tax (DST).
- Digital VAT is a consumption tax on end-users of digital services, aligning with OECD guidelines.
- Sri Lanka’s 18% VAT on nonresident digital service providers is similar to systems in other countries.
- Countries like India and Vietnam have benefited from reduced US tariffs due to their VAT systems.
- DST is a revenue-based tax targeting large tech firms, seen as discriminatory by the US.
- The OECD proposed solutions to address DST issues, but VAT systems are supported for digital services.
- DSTs were introduced due to delays in global tax framework implementation.
Source: newswire.lk
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