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CHARLEBOIS: Rethinking taxation of prepared foods

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Restaurant traffic increased by 18% during the first two weeks of the GST holiday compared to the same period last year .

Restaurants Canada attributes much of this increase to the tax break.

The effect was less pronounced in Quebec , where the GST reduction was limited to 5% .

In Ontario , for example, restaurant visits jumped by 23% , reflecting the 15% total tax reduction.

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