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# US suspends GBP 31 billion UK Tech Prosperity Deal over digital tax row
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-12-16-us-uk-tech-prosperity-deal-suspended/
- Published: 2025-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T12:01:52.000Z
- Description: The US suspended implementation of its GBP 31 billion UK Tech Prosperity Deal around 16 December 2025 after Britain kept its digital services tax. The pause stalls pledged Microsoft and Google investment in UK data centres; both sides plan to resume talks in January 2026.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported, #abroad, #editor-read

Reported Abroad Editor-read [The Register, 16 December 2025](https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/16/us%5Fuk%5Ftrade%5Fdeal/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that the deal is cancelled: both governments have agreed to resume negotiations.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-07\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)