Davos 2020: Sajid Javid talks up EU trade deal hopes - business live
(The Guardian World News)

Rolling coverage of the second day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, including Mark Carney on the climate emergency and Prince Charles on sustainabilityLatest: Javid says EU trade deal can be made this yearUS: We wanted to be first Latest: Carney hails Thunberg´s `positive contributions` Day One: Trump vs ThunbergFrance dropping tech giants tax? 10.19am GMT NEWSFLASH: Sajid Javid insists that the UK plans to introduce its digital sales tax in April.That´s despite the rumblings of discontent from America, and the threat of painful new tariffs on UK exports.We plan to go ahead with our digital services tax in April.It is a proportionate tax, and a tax that is deliberately designed as a temporary tax. 10.12am GMT Steven Mnuchin is asked whether the US would impose tariffs on UK car firms, if Boris Johnson introduces a digital tax on American tech firms.We are going to have some private conversations, Mnuchin replies, adding:This is an important issue that we´ll deal with. Continue reading...