Removal of digital services tax on U.S. ‘strategic’: Expert

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Former special advisor to the Ministry of Finance Julian Karaguesian on if dropping the digital service tax gives Canada additional leverage during trade talks. Days after Ottawa rescinded the digital services tax aimed at tech companies to advance trade negotiations with the U.S., critics have voiced their disappointment in the government’s handling of the situation. But one expert calls this move by Prime Minister Mark Carney a “mini-win.” The play made by the federal government to hold on to the tax until the last minute before giving in made it appear as though a concession had been made, Julian Karaguesian,...