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flag The U.S. seeks a permanent WTO ban on digital transmission duties, but India opposes it, citing lost revenue and unfair advantages for developed nations.

flag The U.S. is pushing for a permanent ban on customs duties for electronic transmissions at the WTO’s MC14 conference, arguing it stabilizes the digital economy and supports global trade. flag While 22 nations back the move, India opposes it, warning the current duty-free regime, in place since 1998, unfairly benefits developed nations and costs developing countries an estimated $56 billion in lost revenue between 2017 and 2020. flag India fears expanding the ban to cover digital content and future AI services could further weaken its fiscal capacity. flag The debate over whether to extend or make permanent the moratorium, set to expire in March, highlights growing trade tensions and diverging priorities between developed and developing economies.

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