Premier Doug Ford’s office has dismissed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s temporary GST holiday and $250 relief cheques as ”insufficient,” calling instead for a halt to the federal carbon tax hike scheduled for April 1.
“These are short-term measures that won’t solve the real cost-of-living pressures Canadians are facing,” Ford’s office said Thursday. “The best thing the Liberal government can do right now is ditch, or at the very least pause, any hike in the carbon tax.”
The federal plan, announced Thursday, will lift the GST on a variety of items — including children’s clothing, Christmas trees, prepared meals, and some beverages — from Dec. 14 to Feb. 15.