Government Said to Seek an End to WTO’s 1998 Tariff Freeze on Digital Trade

The government is said to be planning to push the World Trade Organization to lift a moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions. Such a move by the WTO would allow tariffs to be imposed on anything from software downloads to video games.The government is said to be planning to push the World Trade Organization to lift a moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions. Such a move by the WTO would allow tariffs to be imposed on anything from software downloads to video games.