UK looks at ways to soften impact of its digital tax on US tech groups

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The UK is working on options to soften the impact of its digital services tax on US technology companies to help secure a tariffs deal with the White House, after the Trump administration played hardball on the issue.

The British government is open to a range of possibilities, including changes to the 2 per cent flat rate of the tax, and to its features, said people briefed on the…