Retailers call on Ottawa to implement GST rebate for tourists

Breadcrumb Trail Links Retail & Marketing News Could result in an additional $407 million in revenue Cadillac Fairview, owner of the Eaton Centre, is a member of a group of other large Canadian retailers that wants the federal government to create a GST rebate for international tourists. Photo by CARLOS OSORIO /Reuters Article content Some … Read more

Liberals to hike GST rebates, help with rent payments

Breadcrumb Trail Links Taxes Real Estate Personal Finance News FP Economy The federal government will also launch the first step of a national dental-care program, sources say Author of the article: The Canadian Press Mia Rabson Publishing date: Sep 08, 2022  •  10 minutes ago  •  3 minute read  •  Join the conversation Prime Minister Justin … Read more

Morning Digest | Killing of al-Qaeda leader is long-sought justice, says Biden; GST levies on food items won’t burden poor, says Nirmala Sitharaman, and more

Top al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahri killed in Afghanistan in U.S. operation A CIA drone strike has killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan, according to five people familiar with the matter. Current and former officials began hearing Sunday afternoon that al-Zawahri had been killed in a drone strike, but the administration delayed releasing the information until … Read more

Arvind Panagariya calls for 2-rate GST structure, pruning of exemption list

Former Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Wednesday pitched for a two-rate Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure with a small exemption list. Panagariya also said that the Indian economy has grown fairly rapidly in the last 17 years, and it will grow at 7-8 per cent in the next couple of decades. “We should … Read more