Bad news for Uber: Trudeau's plans to amend Canada's Excise Tax Act would mean collecting GST on every ride provided, just as taxi operators are required to do.
OTTAWA: The new national budget unveiled by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government took aim at ride-sharing providers such as Uber Technologies Inc, looking to end a tax advantage they have over traditional taxi companies.
The budget statement said Trudeau's government plans to amend Canada's Excise Tax Act to redefine ride-sharing firms as taxi companies. That would force them to collect the goods and services tax (GST) on every ride provided, just as taxi operators are required to do.
