By Omid Ghoreishi
The Canadian government is rescinding its digital services tax to avoid stalling trade talks with the United States, two days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would end negotiations over the levy.
Ottawa says that removing the tax will put Canada back on track to reach a trade deal with the United States by July 21.
Trump said on June 27 that he is ending all trade negotiations with Canada over Canada’s digital services tax (DST), which would impact U.S.-based tech companies such as Amazon, Google, and Netflix.
“In our negotiations on a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the United States, Canada’s new government will always be guided by the overall contribution of any possible agreement to the best interests of Canadian workers and businesses,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement after announcing the removal of the tax on June 29…
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