Macron and Trump Declare a Truce on Digital Tax Dispute

Macron and Trump Declare a Truce on Digital Tax Dispute
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and President Donald Trump shake hands during their meeting in the Oval Office following the official arrival ceremony for Macron at the White House in Washington on April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he had a “great discussion” with President Donald Trump over a digital tax planned by Paris and said the two countries would work together to avoid a rise in tariffs.

Macron and Trump agreed to hold off on a potential tariffs war until the end of the year, a French diplomatic source said, and continue negotiations at the The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on the digital tax during that period.