Canada has implemented a new tax savings from December to February for some things like taxable groceries, crafts, and gaming physical media. I wanted to get a new Xbox controller and found the best price at Walmart for $55 a week ago. The tax holiday starts today and I now see that the $55 has increased to $62 and change, which is about how much tax I should be saving. Great to see this thinly veiled attempt to help Canadians ( /s - win votes) is just going to be extra profit in the corporations’ pockets.

  • @OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
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    613 months ago

    Reminds me when Alberta reduced the tax on gas, and within a few weeks consumers were paying the same amount again

    • @Chip_Rat@lemmy.world
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      203 months ago

      Ontario did this too. Took a few weeks tops, and now we pay the same as we always have, except none of the money goes to our roads, just to big oil.

      Thanks Ford.

      • @whoisearth@lemmy.ca
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        103 months ago

        I laugh because he keeps extending it too and I sure and shit bet he will extend it again so the next government to come in has a poison pill in killing his gas rebate effectively raising the price of gas drastically overnight.

        This is 100% intentional by the OPC. Bunch of fuckwits.

    • @Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world
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      123 months ago

      Betcha you get reminded again when Canada sweeps the cons in because cArBOn tax and then we pay the same by Monday for everything.