Canada finance minister says can't judge chances of U.S. border tax

[April 07, 2017]  LONDON (Reuters) - Canada's finance minister said on Friday he could not judge the likelihood of the United States introducing a new 'border tax' on imports following meetings with U.S. officials this week.

Canada's Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivers the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

"I can't handicap (judge chances of) an outcome other than to say I spoke to Steven Mnuchin about the ideas of this U.S. administration," Morneau said at an OMFIF event in London.

"They are serious about tax reform, I can't know where that will go."

"I think they are very clear about corporate taxation rates in the United States, which they see as a challenge, and they do talk about the importance of dealing with middle class taxation as well."

(Reporting by Marc Jones and Ritvik Carvalho)

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