Hua Er Jie Jian Wen·2025-07-11 21:07Group 1 - The core point of the article is that the EU has abandoned its plan to impose a digital tax on tech giants, benefiting companies like Apple and Meta, amidst ongoing trade negotiations with the US [1][2] - The EU's decision to remove the digital tax from its proposed budget for 2028-2034 is seen as a significant shift, especially since it was previously discussed as a means to repay EU debt [1][2] - The EU is now proposing three new taxes on electronic waste, tobacco products, and large businesses with revenues exceeding €50 million, aiming to generate €25 billion to €30 billion annually for pandemic recovery debt repayment [1][2] Group 2 - The document outlining the potential tax changes may still be modified before its official release, and it does not quantify the expected revenue from the proposed taxes [2] - Following Trump's threats of new tariffs, Canada also retracted its planned digital tax to facilitate trade negotiations with the US [3] - The Canadian government announced the cancellation of its digital service tax, which was set to take effect on June 30, to advance discussions with the US [3]