Several Austrian economic acting ministers Elisabeth Udolf-Srobl said that the United States has not formally stated that it will impose punitive tariffs on Austria, and there are currently no related plans, so the ministry cannot yet speculate on the products that may be affected and the economy of Austria Possible impacts, but Austria has long communicated with the US Trade Representative on related issues.

Austria ’s Digital Ministry of Economic Affairs spokesman Felix Lamezahn-Salins said the Austrian government believes that the United States should not sanction Austria with tariffs; in the face of the current global economic situation, Europe and the United States should work to alleviate trade disputes with each other, rather than often be in mutual conflict Threatening punitive tariffs.

Austria originally advocated that the European Union should formulate a consistent digital tax, but the promotion has not been successful for many years. The then Austrian ruling party's People's Party (ÖVP) and Liberal Party (FPÖ) decided to levy digital taxes by themselves. , Which will take effect on January 1, 2020. By then Austria will become the EU's second digital tax country

Lamezahn-Salins pointed out that the Austrian digital tax is 5% on online advertising revenue, which is the same as the traditional advertising tax rate. The purpose is to achieve tax fairness between "digital enterprises" and "general enterprises." In addition, digital taxes also include sales taxes on imported goods in the online retail industry, as well as taxes on online intermediary service platforms such as Airbnb.