Economics

U.S. Is Still Considering French Wine Tariffs in G-7 Reversal

  • French thought they’d avoided levy threat afters leaders met
  • U.S. officials say Section 301 probe on French tax is ongoing

Photographer: Jerome Favre/Bloomberg

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The U.S. is moving ahead with an investigation into a new French digital tax that could lead to import tariffs on French wine and other goods, despite hopes raised at August’s G-7 summit.