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Canadians upset Carney caved to Trump over digital services tax (lemmy.ca)
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https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/06/30/canadians-react-to-cancelling-digital-services-tax/

Duh. No one elected them to go elbows down. Gonna be a short lived minority.

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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Y'all are remembering that it's us Canadians that will be paying this tax, right? It's not going to affect any company's bottom line in the slightest.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago*

    It only applies to a few enormous corporations, that mostly generate revenue through ad sales.

    Would Canadian companies really all have increased their Facebook ad budgets over this? I kinda doubt it, tbh

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Then why would Trump object to it then?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Because it targets his buddies Zuck and Besos.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Does it target the billionaire tech bros or will Canadians pay it? Which one is it?? If Canadians are gonna pay it - why would Trump care? If it targets billionaire bros - big whoop! It’s so small it doesn’t even register.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year ago

    Becuase it maaaaaaybe dissuades SOME people from buying the service so there's maaaaaaybe less revenue for the mega corps.

    So yea... It maybe kinda sorta... Hurts mega corps, but it absolutely is a tax paid by Canadians.

    Now you might say the tax is good because it funds shit for Canadians, but that's a separate argument.

    So yea, this is maybe? good for Canadians, since Canadians are getting absolutely FUCKED by anything digital / mobile / internet related.

    If anything I'd love to see the Canadian market forced open for US telecoms, because as shitty as telecom is in the US its far FAR worse in Canada.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    You can stop copy and pasting this, it's not true

    About the tax

    The digital services tax applies at a rate of 3% on revenue earned from:

    • Certain digital services that rely on engagement, data, and content contributions of Canadian users

    • Certain sales or licensing of Canadian user data

    Canadian digital services revenue is calculated on a calendar year basis and is earned from:

    • Online marketplace services

    • Online advertising services

    • Social media services

    • Certain sales of user data

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