Trudeau to cut sales tax and send checks to millions of Canadians as election looms

Liberal planning holiday handout with $250 cheque, break from GST

Opposition leaders says Trudeau announcement a ploy to buy votes

Liberals plan to give $250 cheques to millions of Canadians, cut GST over holidays

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is planning to give Canadians a tax break over the holidays and hand out billions of dollars in a move that two opposition leaders characterized as a trick to buy votes from frustrated people struggling with the high c

Trudeau’s two-month tax break doesn’t go far enough: Conservatives, taxpayer advocates

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that with NDP support, his government will pause both GST and HST sales taxes for Canadians on select goods for two months, starting weeks before Christmas.  Taxpayer advocates and Conservatives say this measure doesn’t go far enough to restore affordability in Canada. The feds, expecting NDP support on the bill, announced a stop to GST and HST taxes on groceries, alcohol, children’s essentials such as car…

Economist says temporary tax cut, relief cheques play into rosier growth picture

TORONTO — The federal government's "meaty" move to pause federal sales tax on a long list of items and send cheques to millions of Canadians this spring could factor into an improving outlook for growth in 2025, one economist says.

Canada's Trudeau to cut sales tax and send checks to millions of Canadians as election looms

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a slew of items and send checks to millions of Canadians who are dealing with rising costs as a federal election looms.

In addition to announcing a temporary GST (goods and services tax) holiday on many products sold in Canada before and after Christmas, the Trudeau government “unpacked” other financial assistance with the distribution of $250 checks to a large number of Canadians in early 2025. Something to give you a little helping hand after the holidays! Also read: No GST to pay until the beginning of 2025 on several products in Canada: here are which you cou…