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Trump ends trade talks with Canada over a digital services tax
President Donald Trump said the US is ending trade talks with Canada, effective immediately, over a tax on digital services that will impact American tech companies. He also pledged to announce further tariffs on Canada within the next week, adding in a Truth Social post that "they will be paying to do business with the United States of America."
Canada's digital services tax (DST) is set to take effect on June 30, though it will be applied retroactively. According to Discover Copy
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