NDP wins tax holiday for Canadians « Canada’s NDP

November 20, 2024 at 9:45 am  Federal, Politics

OTTAWA–NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement:

“The NDP is delivering a winter tax holiday to Canadians. The prime minister’s office just informed us that he’s caving to our Tax-Free-Essentials campaign — partly.

The NDP committed to removing the GST from daily essentials and monthly bills. While Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are focused on themselves, New Democrats fought for affordability because everyday families are working harder than ever but still cutting back their grocery list and cancelling activities their kids love. We are the party of working people, and we’re sick of billionaires getting tax breaks while regular families pay the price for years of inflation.

On Thursday we expect the Liberal government to announce a winter GST holiday on a number of items in response to the NDP’s demands. It’s far from the substantial and permanent relief the NDP wants to give Canadians. As usual, the Liberals are letting people down with their choice to make this a short-term tax holiday, on only some items.

The NDP will vote for this measure because working people are desperate for relief, and we’re proud we delivered for them again. Then we will campaign hard on permanently scrapping the GST on daily essentials and monthly bills, like we already promised.”

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