Ontario Urging Ottawa to Put Digital Services Tax on Hold

Ontario Urging Ottawa to Put Digital Services Tax on Hold
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the media during a press conference at Queens Park, in Toronto, on Aug. 9, 2023. Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on the federal government to pause its digital services tax, saying the levy jeopardizes the Canada-United States relationship and could have a detrimental effect on trade.

The digital services tax (DST)—which requires foreign tech giants to pay a 3 percent levy on revenues made from their operations in Canada—“is putting Canadian jobs at risk,” the premier said in a Nov. 4 statement.
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Jennifer Cowan
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Jennifer Cowan is a writer and editor with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.