
Trudeau to cut sales tax amid rising costs; alcohol, Christmas trees get cheaper
Canada’s Justin Trudeau-led government has announced a series of measures to alleviate rising costs, including slashing of sales tax on a number of items including groceries, children’s clothes, alcohol and Christmas trees, as well as sending cheques to 18.7 million people who earned 150,000 Canadian dollars or less in 2023. The measures announced on Thursday…