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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>Shoppers walk past a Black Friday Sale banner at a store in a mall in Arlington, Virginia on Nov. 29, 2024.<\/span> Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\nArticle content<\/h2>\n\nArticle content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\nArticle content<\/p>\n
The temporary GST\/HST cut will save Canadians anywhere from five per cent to 13 per cent on many everyday items depending on where they live, but it appears the discounts on Black Friday were too enticing for shoppers to wait.<\/p>\n
The sales tax cut \u2014 which kicks in on Dec. 14 \u2014 will make most food tax free, as well as newspaper subscriptions, kids\u2019 toys and clothes, and a host of other items, in an effort to help Canadians cope with the rising cost of living. The plan is projected to cost the federal government $2.7 billion.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n
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