Canada rescinded the Digital Services Tax just hours before it was to go into effect, backing down after President Trump had ended trade talks over the issue.

Canada said it would rescind a digital-services tax in a bid to salvage trade discussions with the U.S. after President Trump paused talks on Friday. Canada’s finance department was set to collect billions of dollars from U.

Canada will rescind a digital services tax – a way of taxing online companies – its government said on Sunday, in a bid to restart trade negotiations with the United States.