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Canada abruptly scraps digital services tax targeting US technology firms days after Trump ripped ‘foolish’ move

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Canada has abruptly scrapped its plan to enforce a new digital service tax on American tech firms — days after President Trump blasted the “foolish” move as a “direct and blatant attack” on the United States.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney caved just hours before the new levy was slated to go into effect on Monday, as the country scrambles to revive stalled trade negotiations ahead of a looming July 21 deadline.

A fuming Trump had nixed the talks Friday after Canada said it was sticking with its plan to slap companies — including Amazon, Google, Meta, Uber and Airbnb — with a 3% levy on revenue from Canadian users.

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Source: https://nypost.com/2025/06/30/us-news/canada-rescinds-digital-services-tax-targeting-us-technology-firms-to-advance-stalled-trade-talks/


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