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SPD proposes digital tax on US platforms to fund German media

The SPD presidium, led by finance minister Lars Klingbeil, resolved on 26 January 2026 to push for a digital tax on high-reach online platforms and a local investment duty on streaming services, to fund German journalism.

Reported Handelsblatt, 26 January 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish a tax rate, revenue estimate or cabinet decision, since it is a governing party's internal policy resolution, not draft legislation.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. SPD internal proposal for tax on US platforms; no rate, bill or cabinet decision. European Sovereignty Index

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