U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick thanked Canada for rescinding its digital services tax in a move to resume trade negotiations with the United States. In a post on social media, Lutnick says the tax would have been “a deal breaker” for any trade deal with the U.S.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has thanked Canada for dropping its digital services tax in a move to resume trade negotiations with the United States.

The United States will resume trade negotiations with Canada immediately after Ottawa scrapped its digital services tax targeting U.S. technology firms, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday.