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Impact of the Liberal Democrats Proposed Increase to the UK Digital Service Tax

PublishedAugust 5, 2024

Analysis of the UK LibDem proposal to triple the UK's Digital Services Tax (DST) reveals that an increase in the DST from 2% to 6% would harm U.S. companies by $2.7 billion USD to $4.4 billion USD per year, costing up to 5,914 American jobs. With pass-through, UK consumers would in aggregate pay 1.5% more (£0.7 billion) yearly for 4.2% less quantity. As USTR has already found that the UK DST is discriminatory and selected potential retaliatory tariffs, a tripling of the DST would likely lead to a swift U.S. response.

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July 30, 2026

Steering Fees and the Risks of Price Regulation

This report, prepared for CCIA by the economic consultancy S&W Group, examines the UK competition regulator's plan to let app developers point customers to payment options outside Apple's and Googl...

  • Competition
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July 29, 2026

Public First UK Survey of Consumers’ App Store Experiences

The UK Competition and Markets Authority just closed its consultation on new Conduct Requirements that would constrain how app stores protect consumers and regulate their fees. The conduct requirem...

  • Competition
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July 28, 2026

The EU Space Act Could Cost the U.S. Billions; Negotiating an Equivalence Decision Could Mitigate Those Costs

The EU Space Act could impose billions in incremental compliance costs on U.S. companies, which would lead to increased market prices, reduced U.S. exports, reduced U.S. tax revenues, harm to the U...

  • Space & Spectrum
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April 16, 2026

Consideraciones sobre el impacto de la interferencia en sistemas de compartición de espectro GEO-LEO

This is a Spanish translation of a CCIA original report, Considerations on Interference Impact in GEO-LEO Spectrum Sharing Systems
  • Space & Spectrum
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