This is what happens when countries try to crack down on US tech multinationals.
US officials are threatening to escalate a dispute over Canada’s digital services tax, which only exists because the US has been stalling a multinational tax treaty for years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/digital-services-tax-ustr-1.7310013
#tech #canada #politics
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