Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce a two-month GST relief on select items heading into the holidays to address affordability issues, sources have confirmed to CTV News.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises in the House of Commons during Question Period, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Thursday a temporary GST break for certain items to help with affordability. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Last week, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pledged his party would eliminate the GST on daily essentials and monthly bills, if elected. “The NDP is delivering a winter tax holiday to Canadians. The prime minister’s office just informed us that he’s caving to our Tax-Free-Essentials campaign — partly,” Singh said.
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