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U.S. trade organizations upset over proposed digital tax

Briefs | 11/15/2019 4:09 pm EST

In a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic and foreign affairs teams, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and 14 other organizations have told the American government that they are concerned about the prospect of a three-per-cent sales tax for some digital giants proposed by the Liberal Party during the election campaign.

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