Italy agrees with US to oppose ‘discriminatory’ tech taxes

Italy and the United States issued a joint statement against “discriminatory” taxes on digital services on Friday, in a possible signal Rome is moving away from a levy that has irked Washington.

The statement came as Meloni held back-to-back transatlantic meetings with Donald Trump and his deputy JD Vance, winning a warm welcome from the U.S. president that contrasted with his frostier treatment of other European leaders.

European levies aimed at hitting dominant U.S. tech giants such as Alphabet’s Google, Meta’s Facebook , Apple and Amazon have been…