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Leong: How do you screw up a tax cut? Federal Liberals do just that with GST holiday

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A number of goods and services have been excluded from the GST since Dec. 14, 2024 , and it will continue to be this way until Feb. 15, 2025 .

The feds sold it as a meaningful gesture to help Canadians with day-to-day cost pressures.

The GST is never applied to such essential items as fresh produce and meat, or medications.

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