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Canada GST break: Details confuse some small businesses [Video]

WINNIPEG –

A tax break for the holiday season will start this weekend, giving some Canadians relief on year-end shopping.

The federal government is waiving its five per cent GST for certain products starting Dec. 14 lasting until Feb. 15. The two-month tax holiday was proposed to make life more affordable for Canadians struggling with the high cost of living, according to the Liberals.

But for small businesses, confusion around what applies for GST relief has emerged.

“Something that just came up last minute like this and thrown at us is completely a curveball in our eyes,” said Ryan Gobeil, a sales and service manager at Eliminator RC in Winnipeg.

Gobeil says he has to sift through tens of thousands of products to identify which ones fall under the exemption, which is adding unneeded stress during an already busy time of year.

“No matter how you look at it, there is no …

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