Steven Mnuchin, US Secretary of the Treasury. - Steve Helber / AP / SIPA

US plans to impose punitive tariffs on the auto sector if "arbitrary" taxes are levied on digital companies in Europe, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in Washington yesterday, repeating previous threats from Washington .

"We believe that a digital tax is discriminatory in nature (...) If we want to impose taxes arbitrarily on our digital businesses, then we will consider imposing taxes arbitrarily on car manufacturers," he said. , on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

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