What is the digital services tax and why did Canada cancel it?
June 30, 2025
Tech giants such as Amazon and Google will not have to shell out close to $2-billion as expected, as Canada moved to cancel the controversial digital services tax just one day before the first payment was due. Here's a brief look at what the tax was about.
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