WARSAW, March 24 (Reuters) - Poland's government will

start work on a digital services tax bill, Deputy Prime Minister

and Digitalisation Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said on Tuesday,

setting up a potential clash with key ally the United States.

Many countries, particularly in Europe, have levied taxes on

the sales revenue of digital service providers, including

Alphabet's Google, Meta's Facebook, Apple ( AAPL )

and Amazon ( AMZN ). The issue has been a longstanding

trade irritant for multiple U.S. administrations.

When plans for the tax were announced in 2025, U.S.

ambassador to Poland Tom Rose called them "self destructive",

saying it would harm relations with Washington. The U.S. embassy

in Warsaw did not immediately respond to a request for comment

on Tuesday.

Gawkowski said in a post on social media platform X that the

new bill would ensure fair competition for Polish companies,

higher budget revenues, and more funds for technology

development and digitalisation in Poland.

"It's time for a level playing field. Today, global

platforms often pay lower taxes than locally operating

companies. This undermines competition and limits budget

revenues. We're changing that," he added.

The bill assumes revenues from selected digital services,

including online advertising, platforms connecting users, and

data trading, would be taxed up to 3%, but that would only apply

to companies with global revenues of over 1 billion euros ($1.16

billion) and above 25 million zlotys ($6.79 million) in Poland.

The initiative follows the announcement of plans to limit

access to social media for children under 15 in Poland, which

could also put Warsaw at odds with firms such as Meta and Elon

Musk's X.

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(Reporting by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing by Ros Russell)