Dhaka, June 30 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Sunday that trade talks with the United States have resumed after Ottawa withdrew its plan to impose a tax on U.S. technology giants.

U.S. President Donald Trump had suspended negotiations on Friday, calling Canada's proposed Digital Services Tax "a direct and blatant attack on our country." The tax, which was scheduled to take effect on Monday, targeted major U.S. firms like Amazon, Google, Meta, Uber, and Airbnb with a 3% levy on revenue generated from Canadian users, including retroactive payments amounting to roughly $2 billion.

However, the Canadian government said it would withdraw the tax "in anticipation" of a broader trade agreement with the United States.

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