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The Legault government says it wants to wait until a report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is completed in 2020 before it considers taxing the revenues of GAFA (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple).

The government’s stand was made public Tuesday afternoon by a spokesperson for the office of Quebec Finance Minister Éric Girard and comes after Liberal MNA Marwah Rizqy said it is “urgent” that Quebec make a decision.

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The U.S.-based web giants have been identified as being largely responsible for the financial crisis that has broadsided print media in Quebec and across the country.

However, far from guaranteeing that the province would tax GAFA, finance ministry spokesperson Jean-Philippe Fournier said the OECD would have to examine the issue before any decision is made, adding that it wasn’t clear whether Quebec could act without the federal government’s blessing.