Google从十月起对加拿大广告征收2.5%的附加税, Google imposes a 2.5% surcharge on Canadian ads from Oct. to cover the 3% Digital Services Tax.

Google从10月开始对加拿大的广告征收2.5%的附加税, 以回应加拿大对来自加拿大用户收入的外国技术公司征收3%的数字服务税(DST)。 Google is introducing a 2.5% surcharge on ads in Canada, starting from October, in response to Canada's new 3% Digital Services Tax (DST) on foreign tech companies with revenue from Canadian users. 附加费旨在支付遵守新税的部分费用,新税受到许多技术公司所在的美国贸易协会和商业团体的反对。 The surcharge aims to cover part of the cost of complying with the new tax, which has faced opposition from US trade associations and business groups, where many tech companies are based. 美国贸易代表办公室已表示愿意利用一切可用工具停止征税。 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has expressed its readiness to use all available tools to halt the tax.