GST holiday: How B.C. residents get the short end of the stick with Trudeau's tax break
The holiday relief from federal sales tax, announced Thursday, applies to the GST or HST on grocery items, restaurant meals, some alcoholic beverages, children’s clothing and toys, print newspapers and Christmas trees from Dec. 14 to Feb. 15. The tax break is expected to save Canadians about $1.6 billion over two months.