Trade war goes digital: countries eye tariffs on Internet economy

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Potentially forcing people to pay duties on software and movie downloads.

Trade war goes digital: countries eye tariffs on Internet economy
A 20-year global moratorium on imposing tariffs on digital trade could end next week if India or South Africa makes good on threats, according to trade officials and documents, potentially forcing people to pay duties on software and movie downloads. Since 1998, World Trade Organization (WTO) ...

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