GST Break for Holiday Shopping

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What the upcoming holiday GST relief will mean for consumers

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The federal government’s GST break will arrive this Saturday , just in time for the last stretch of holiday shopping.

For provinces with harmonized provincial and federal sales tax (HST), the full HST will be waived.

The tax break will apply to pre-mixed alcoholic beverages below seven per cent alcohol by volume (ABV) Beverages and food sold from vending machines, edible cannabis products or pot drinks and dietary supplements aren't eligible.

Some retailers, like Toys “R” Us Canada , are advertising that they will return the tax paid to customers who bought items before the GST/HST relief period began. But retailers aren’t obliged to offer this gesture of goodwill. “A business can choose not to refund or credit the customer the GST/HST that was previously paid,” Canada Revenue Agency spokesperson Benoit Sabourin said in an email to The Canadian Press ..

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