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Trudeau plays Santa with seasonal tax break on toys, sweets and trees

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76% Informative

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces two-month limited-time break on sales tax on a set list of goods during the holiday season .

The list includes Christmas trees, restaurant meals, toys, alcohol and sweets.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre called Trudeau 's tax measures "a trick" aimed at deflecting attention from government's role in rising costs.

VR Score

79

Informative language

76

Neutral language

64

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

48

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

2

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