US EditionMPs agree to fast-track bill to implement GST relief with aim of passing it this week
Bill C-19 aims to boost the GST/HST credit by 25% for five years and includes a one-time top-up to help about 12 million Canadians with grocery costs.
- Members of Parliament agreed to fast-track the government’s GST credit legislation through the House of Commons by Wednesday.
- Melissa Lantsman received unanimous consent for her motion to quickly approve the bill.
- The government estimates a family of four will receive up to $1,890 this year compared to $1,100 as the credit exists now.
- The legislation, Bill C-19, is set for its first day of debate on Monday.
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Tories Get Backing for Expedited Passage of Liberals’ GST Credit Boost
Members of Parliament backed a Conservative motion on Feb. 2 to quickly approve the Liberal government’s plan to increase benefits under the GST credit. MPs unanimously approved the motion introduced by Tory Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman that proposed to speed up the House of Commons’ deliberations over Bill C-19, also known as the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit Act. The motion says the House of Commons has to complete the bill’s revie…
Is the federal GST credit boost just political theatre?
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is trying to fix food affordability with cheques instead of structural reform. This week’s announcement of a rebranded Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit may put cash in consumers’ pockets but it sidesteps the policies that actually drive grocery prices, including taxes, supply chain costs and regulatory creep.
The federal government's Bill C-19 to increase the GST credit and to make a one-time payment to Canadians can be expedited through a Conservative motion.
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