Quebec passes unanimous motion to impose provincial sales tax on Netflix
Quebec’s political parties formed a common front on Tuesday to demand companies such as Netflix pay provincial sales tax.
All members of the legislature voted unanimously for a motion to “ensure the Quebec sales tax (TVQ) is imposed on all foreign companies that offer products and services online, notably in the cultural sector, as soon as possible.”
The motion was in reaction to the federal government’s recent agreement with Netflix that allows the online-streaming giant to forgo paying sales tax by investing $500 million on Canadian productions over the next five years.
Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao said he supported the motion but added the province wouldn’t take any steps on taxing Netflix before getting the details of the agreement from the federal government.