“Provincially, one of the biggest challenges that small businesses raise is dealing with the PST and HST burdens,” Boston ... of Commerce on tariffs and the GST Holiday’s impact on affordability ...

According to Statistics Canada, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) reflects the final prices paid by consumers, including GST, PST, or HST, as well as environmental, liquor, and tobacco taxes where ...

That trend wore off in December, with a similar unwinding base effect pushing prices 3.5% higher. Without the GST/HST Holiday, the headline rate of inflation would have climbed significantly—an issue ...

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When the clocks strikes midnight, the two month GST/HST holiday tax break consumers have been taking advantage of, will be ...

A PST cut addresses this directly by stimulating demand and lowering prices. During the pandemic, economist Michael Smart made a compelling case for a temporary GST cut. He cites the example of ...

The federal government’s GST/HST holiday on sales tax for designated spending, in place since mid-December, is coming to an end this week. While it has been a boon for the food service sector, retail ...

Toronto, Feb. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurant transactions increased by 7.6 percentage points on average during the GST and HST holiday, according to new data released by Restaurants Canada.