Discussion · Government Orders
Patrick Bonin Bloc Québécois
“My colleague says making big web companies pay fees will make things cost more for people. But France charges them a 20 percent fee, and it did not make costs go up there. I want him to explain why he thinks these fees hurt affordability.”
“Madam Speaker, I would like my colleague to explain something to me. He says that there would be affordability issues if web giants, which are making billions of dollars, were required to pay levies. Currently, there are none. If we look at the European experience, we see that in France, levies are 20%, and there is no correlation between the cost of these services to the public and the fact that a 20% levy is charged. How can he say that this affects affordability?”
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Madam Speaker, I would like my colleague to explain something to me. He says that there would be affordability issues if web giants, which are making billions of dollars, were required to pay levies. Currently, there are none. If we look at the European experience, we see that in France, levies are 20%, and there is no correlation between the cost of these services to the public and the fact that a 20% levy is charged. How can he say that this affects affordability?