Gst

• GST, HST on Ottawa’s carbon price could raise $5B over next 7 years: budget watchdog

  The revenue from the carbon price itself is required by law to be returned to households and businesses through rebates and granting programs.

  Canada

  Feb 22
  
• Bill that removes GST from rental builds, amends Competition Act set to become law

  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced the legislation this fall in response to growing concerns about housing and affordability in the country.

  Politics

  Dec 14, 2023
  
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• Ottawa axing GST on new rental apartment builds: ‘The right time’

  The federal government is removing the GST on all new apartment constructions in an effort to ease the financial burden on builders amid high interest rates.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2023
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• Vernon, B.C. store owner calls for stricter penalties against illegal cigarette dealers

  The loss of sales however doesn’t just hurt convenience stores. Illicit trade takes millions of dollars away in provincial tax revenue that support B.C. social programs.

  Crime

  Feb 2, 2023
• Trudeau to unveil new affordability plan during Liberal caucus retreat

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil the full details of a plan to try and take some of the sting out of inflation for Canadians feeling it the most.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2022
• As Canada’s federal and provincial budgets swell, sales-tax increases may follow

  Fiscal woes may force Ottawa and some provinces to increase taxes after the pandemic — and the obvious move would be an increase in sales taxes, two economists say.

  Money

  Apr 22, 2021
• Reality check: The Liberals and NDP haven’t proposed a GST hike

  The Tory leader is claiming a Liberal-NDP coalition would hike the GST to 7.5 per cent — although neither of those parties has ever mentioned raising the tax.

  Politics

  Oct 18, 2019
• Tax deduction reason behind Whiteout donation discrepancy

  Economic Development Winnipeg says taxes are the reason why a full $75,000 was not donated to the United Way after Friday's Whiteout party.

  Consumer

  Apr 15, 2019
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• Andrew Scheer says he’d cut GST from home heating bills as prime minister

  The Conservative leader estimates the move could save Canadians an average of $107 per year.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2019
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• Former Canadian finance minister Michael Wilson dies at 81

  Wilson's death was confirmed by a statement from the University of Toronto, where Wilson served as Chancellor from 2012 to 2018.

  Politics

  Feb 10, 2019