The European Commission will not require tech giants such as Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft to pay for the cost of monitoring their compliance with the Digital Markets Act, despite growing calls from lawmakers and regulators.

Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Digital Affairs, confirmed in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday that there are currently no plans to introduce a supervisory fee on the designated “gatekeeper” companies under the DMA.

“Of course, there is always this possibility, but now we are not having any new proposal on that,” said Virkkunen, adding that the Commission would continue to monitor the situation.

The decision comes amid pressure from the German government and members of the European Parliament, who have urged the Commission to introduce a levy to help fund the significant oversight work required to enforce the DMA. The law, in effect since 2023, imposes strict obligations on the world’s largest tech firms to curb their market dominance and ensure fairer digital competition.

The six firms—alongside Booking.com—were designated as gatekeepers due to their control over core platform services widely used by businesses and consumers.

Supporters of a DMA fee argue that it should mirror the Digital Services Act model, which imposes a 0.05% levy on the annual global net income of large platforms to fund content moderation enforcement. However, the Commission has opted against such a fee for now, citing the ongoing assessment of enforcement demands.

The DMA is one of the EU’s most ambitious regulatory efforts, and critics say its success depends on robust enforcement—raising questions about whether the current funding model is sustainable in the long term.