Trump threatens UK PM Starmer with ‘big tariff’ – Business News
President Donald Trump stated he would impose tariffs on Britain if Prime Minister Keir Starmer does not drop the digital service tax, The Telegraph reported on Friday, citing an interview with the president.
Trump instructed The Telegraph he would “put a big tariff on the UK” if it didn’t drop its tax, which is considered as unfairly concentrating on US tech firms.
The United Kingdom rolled out its 2% digital companies tax in 2020, a transfer that has been criticized by Trump and his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden.
President Trump gestures during a assembly with Lebanon’s Ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Israel’s Ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, on the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2026. AFP by way of Getty Images
The digital service tax targets firms like Apple, Alphabet’s Google, and Meta.
“I don’t like it when they target American companies, because basically, you’re talking about our great American companies…and the top companies in the world,” Trump stated.
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks during a go to to Kenton United Synagogue, which was just lately the goal of an tried arson, within the Kenton district of London on April 23, 2026. POOL/AFP by way of Getty Images
The digital service tax targets firms like Apple, Alphabet’s Google, and Meta. REUTERS
“We’ve been looking at it, and we can meet that very easily by just putting a big tariff on the UK. So they better be careful. If they don’t drop the tax, we’ll probably put a big tariff on the UK,” he added.
Trump’s feedback come forward of a go to by Britain’s King Charles to the US, subsequent week.
