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UK minister defends digital tax after Trump visit yields US tech investments

By Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey ( September 17, 2025, 11:03 GMT | Insight) -- The UK remains committed to its levy on the revenues of large tech companies, the country's technology minister said after the US and UK agreed a tech partnership and US tech firms announced multi-billion pound investment plans in Britain as part of Donald Trump's state visit. Liz Kendall also signaled the US tech deal doesn’t include giving guarantees to companies that they can freely use copyrighted materials to train AI models.The UK remains committed to its digital services tax, a two percent levy on the revenues of large tech companies, the country's tech minister said on Wednesday after the US and UK agreed a new tech deal and several US technology companies announced multi-billion dollar investment plans in the country....

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