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Canada cancelled its digital services tax. What was it and why did the U.S. hate it?

  • On June 29, Canada rescinded its digital services tax just before the June 30 deadline to avoid U.S. retaliation and restart trade talks.
  • Canada's digital services tax, a 3% levy on revenues over CA $20 million from Canadian users, was canceled hours before enforcement to avoid U.S. retaliation and restore trade talks.
  • According to a CCIA study, retroactive charges could reach nearly $3 billion, impacting U.S. tech giants like Amazon, Google, Meta, Apple, Uber, and Airbnb with annual costs up to $2.3 billion.
  • Canada rescinded its digital services tax at the last minute to avoid harsher U.S. tariffs and to bring Washington back to trade negotiations, preventing a deeper trade clash.
  • Beyond Canada, G7 leaders aim to resolve DST disputes by July 9 amid uncertain prospects for a global minimum tax agreement, leaving national digital taxes in limbo.
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"Digital services taxes are discriminatory, hinder innovation and harm consumers."

·Montreal, Canada
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La Presse broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Monday, June 30, 2025.
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