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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 AI-drafted 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

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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