Canada Rescinds Digital Services Tax to Boost Trade Talks with United States

• Canada is negotiating a new economic and security partnership with the United States
• The Digital Services Tax will be rescinded to support these negotiations
• Prime Minister Carney and President Trump aim to agree on a deal by July 21, 2025
• The DST was initially introduced in 2020 to tax large technology companies
• Canada prefers a multilateral agreement on digital services taxation
• The June 30, 2025 collection of the DST will be halted
• Legislation to rescind the Digital Services Tax Act will be introduced
• The government aims to benefit Canadian workers and businesses through these negotiations

Source: canada.ca

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