The federal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost its fizz. You know things are bad when soda-making companies openly defy Canada's tyranny of stupidity. You know things are bad when residents need a tax break over the holidays.Beverage-maker Coke has joined Pepsi in announcing non-adherence to Trudeau's now-in-effect GST/HST tax holiday. Pepsi indicated its invoicing processes would not change to accommodate Trudeau's financial tokenism.The PM's program is lowering the cost of groceries, restaurant meals, children’s clothes, toys, video games, books, newspapers, Christmas trees, diapers, beer and wine.In a letter to wholesale customers, Coke said it will keep charging GST/HST on its products despite the tax holiday."We are writing to let you know that Coke Canada Bottling has decided to continue charging GST/HST on all customer invoices during the holiday tax period to ensure the collection of GST/HST on goods paid by customers after February 15th, 2025," wrote the company.It is unclear if consumers will be affected by Coke's announcement.
The federal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost its fizz. You know things are bad when soda-making companies openly defy Canada's tyranny of stupidity. You know things are bad when residents need a tax break over the holidays.Beverage-maker Coke has joined Pepsi in announcing non-adherence to Trudeau's now-in-effect GST/HST tax holiday. Pepsi indicated its invoicing processes would not change to accommodate Trudeau's financial tokenism.The PM's program is lowering the cost of groceries, restaurant meals, children’s clothes, toys, video games, books, newspapers, Christmas trees, diapers, beer and wine.In a letter to wholesale customers, Coke said it will keep charging GST/HST on its products despite the tax holiday."We are writing to let you know that Coke Canada Bottling has decided to continue charging GST/HST on all customer invoices during the holiday tax period to ensure the collection of GST/HST on goods paid by customers after February 15th, 2025," wrote the company.It is unclear if consumers will be affected by Coke's announcement.
