Trudeau says taxing foreign online businesses would cost Canadians
MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting suggestions his government should have moved to tax foreign web giants in his recent budget, saying he doesn’t want to hurt Canadian taxpayers.
He said Thursday he won’t do anything that could cause Canadians to pay more for cellphone or internet service.
“We’re not going to increase the cost of internet service; we’re not going to impose more taxes on Quebecers, on taxpayers,” he said during a visit to a Montreal community organization to promote this week’s federal budget.
“It’s a promise that we made.”