Canada budget foregrounds DST, tax avoidance crackdown

Alice Jones

April 20 2021

Canadian budget proposes tax on vaping l Banff National Park, Alberta

The Canadian budget combines continued COVID-19 support measures with the means to pay for them. Proposals include a digital services tax (DST), increased excise taxes on tobacco and vaping, and funding to tackle tax avoidance.

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Alice Jones

Commercial Editor ITR

Alice is an editor of commercial content across Euromoney brands including International Tax Review (ITR), Managing IP (MIP), and International Financial Law Review (IFLR). She joined the commercial team in March 2022 after working as a journalist for ITR.

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