OTTAWA — A federal source says Tuesday's budget will extend the temporary boost to the GST rebate for low-income Canadians, but will frame the payment as help with the rising cost of groceries.
OTTAWA — A federal source says Tuesday's budget will extend the temporary boost to the GST rebate for low-income Canadians, but will frame the payment as help with the rising cost of groceries.
"A big part of the budget will be focused on measures to Canadians in targeted ways," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Monday afternoon when asked about the rebate. In response to a question about the rebate extension, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis said: "The money helps, but it's not addressing the core problem, which is out-of-control inflation across the board."
The expected GST rebate aims to help low-income Canadians squeezed by the rapidly rising cost of groceries. In February, grocery prices were 10.6 per cent higher than they were a year ago. Several sources, whom The Canadian Press granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the budget, said there will be "significant" new tax credits for the green economy.
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