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The Federal Government kicks off the holidays with the start of their GST break tomorrow.

from this Saturday to February 15th, GST will be shaved off of  Restaurant meals, children's clothing and accessories, and various books toys, and video games.

This also extends to Prepared meals, snacks, and beverages (both non-alcoholic and alcoholic up to 23% ABV).

There have been some oddities in the list of discounted items, as things like Christmas trees will see no GST, but ornaments for that tree will still have the GST applied.

When this tax holiday was announced, there was also a $250 rebate scheduled for next spring, but that has gone under review after scrutiny from other parties in Parliament. 

The rebate was to be given to workers who filed their taxes in 2023, but the NDP proposed extending that to a broader population including pensioners.

The parliamentary budget officer says the tax break will cost the federal government $1.46 billion.