‘Hard country to trades’: Donald Trump calls business talks with Canada, slams digital service tax
US President Donald Trump worked hard in Canada on his decision to implement a Digital Services Tax (DST) on American technology companies, calling it a “direct and clear attack” on the United States. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump on Friday announced an immediate suspension of all trade discussions with Canada.He said what he said to excessive tariffs on American agricultural exports, Trump claimed that Canada is a long time “it is a very difficult country to do business.”“Over the years, he has imposed tariffs on dairy products, which cost our farmers up to 400%,” Trump wrote.He accused Canada of following the European Union, which has also implemented similar digital taxation policies that are currently under discussion with the US government. “They are clearly mimicking the European Union, which has done the same thing,” he said.In a fast -term statement, Trump announced that the US would soon put tariffs on Canadian goods. The post warned, “We will tell Canada to tell the tariff that they will pay to trade with the United States within the next seven -day period.”Canada’s digital services tax, the first proposed years ago, is aimed at ensuring that large multinational technical firms, many of which are US -based, pay taxes on revenue generated from Canadian users. The policy has criticized US lawmakers and trade authorities, arguing that it inconsistently targets American companies such as Google, Amazon and Meta.While the Trump administration is interacting with Ottawa on trade, the statement marks a clear break, indicating a return to their combative “America first” stance.There was no immediate response to Canadian officials, but business experts warned that sudden stop in dialogue could increase in a comprehensive economic dispute, possibly affecting billions in cross -border commerce.
