Canada facing harsh attacks from U.S. over next year’s digital services tax

With a deal unlikely anytime soon, delaying a possible digital sales tax deprives Canada of billions of dollars in much-needed tax revenues. It is the United States that's the problem here.

Treasury Board President Anita Anand, left, and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, at Rideau Hall on July 26, 2023. Freeland and the Trudeau government are under harsh attacks for not following American orders—in this case, our unilateral decision to proceed with a digital services tax next year, writes David Crane.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

August 7, 2023

TORONTO—Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and the Trudeau government are under harsh attacks for not following American orders. In this case: Canada’s decision to unilate...

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