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Canada Repeals Digital Services Tax to Revive U.S. Trade Talks

Canada has scrapped its 3% digital services tax on U.S. tech companies to restart stalled trade negotiations with the U.S. after President Trump's threats.

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  • Canada has retracted its 3% digital services tax on U.S. tech companies to revive trade negotiations with the U.S.
  • The tax, aimed at companies like Amazon and Google, was criticized by the U.S. and led to stalled discussions.
  • President Trump threatened to terminate trade talks over the tax, prompting Canada to pause its collection.
  • The Digital Services Tax Act was implemented on June 28, 2024, but faced backlash from U.S. officials.
  • Negotiations are now underway with a target date for a trade deal set for July 21, 2025.

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Center-leaning sources frame Canada's decision to rescind the digital services tax as a strategic move influenced by U.S. trade negotiations, highlighting the pressure from President Trump. The tone reflects a concern for economic relations, suggesting a bias towards viewing the tax as a barrier rather than a legitimate revenue measure.

Trade talks between Canada and the U.S. have resumed after Canada withdrew its plan to tax U.S. technology firms, as announced by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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The digital services tax was set to impose a 3% levy on revenue from Canadian users for companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, Uber, and Airbnb.

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Carney and Trump agreed to resume negotiations after speaking on the phone Sunday.

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Political science professor Daniel Béland of McGill University described Carney's retreat as a "clear victory" for Trump.

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President Trump suspended trade talks with Canada due to its plans to tax technology firms.

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The rescinding of the digital services tax is anticipated to facilitate progress in negotiations for a new economic and security relationship with the U.S.

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The tax was scheduled to take effect on Monday.

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The retroactive application of the policy would result in U.S. companies facing a $2 billion bill due at the end of the month.

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Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne had a conversation with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday.

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Canada's Minister of Finance believes that rescinding the digital services tax will facilitate progress in negotiations for a new economic relationship with the US.

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Canada has decided to cancel its digital services tax aimed at U.S. technology companies.

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Today's announcement will aid in resuming negotiations in line with the July 21, 2025 timeline established at the recent G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis.

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President Trump terminated trade talks with Canada over what he called a direct and unfair tax targeting US technology companies.

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The Digital Services Tax (DST) was introduced in 2020 to close the taxation gap for large tech companies earning revenues from Canadians.

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"…Canada scrapped a tax targeting U.S. tech companies after President Trump broke off trade talks and threatened to slap higher tariffs on Canadian imports."

Canada ditches digital tax after tariff threat from Trump
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"…In a sudden reversal, Canada has caved and will remove its digital services tax after trade talks with the US suddenly fell apart this weekend."

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"…Rescinding the digital services tax will allow the negotiations of a new economic and security relationship with the United States to make vital progress and reinforce our work to create jobs and build prosperity for all Canadians."

Canada Halts Collection Of Digital Services Tax In Effort To Resume Trade Talks With Trump’s Team
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"…Canada scrapped its digital services tax targeting U.S. technology firms late on Sunday, just hours before it was due to take effect, in a bid to advance stalled trade negotiations with the United States."

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"…Canada has scrapped a tax on big US technology firms, just hours before it was due to come into force, to allow trade talks between the two countries to restart."

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"…Canada has walked back on its digital services tax “in anticipation” of a mutually beneficial comprehensive trade arrangement with the United States, Ottawa announced Sunday night, just one day before the first tax payments were due."

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Canada implemented the 3% digital services tax on U.S. tech companies like Amazon and Google to target digital services provided by these companies, aiming to tax their Canadian revenues.

The U.S. government criticized Canada's 3% digital services tax, viewing it as unfairly targeting American tech companies and used it as a key reason to threaten the termination of trade talks with Canada.

The repeal of the digital services tax by Canada was intended to restart and advance stalled trade negotiations with the U.S., setting a new target date for a comprehensive trade deal by July 21, 2025.

Canada’s Digital Services Tax Act was implemented on June 28, 2024, but faced backlash and was subsequently repealed by June 30, 2025, to resume trade talks with the U.S.

Following the repeal of the digital services tax, negotiations between Canada and the U.S. are now underway with a target date set for reaching a trade deal by July 21, 2025.

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