Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer says Pierre Poilievre's caucus will be supporting the Liberal government's bill to temporarily double the GST credit. In an interview on CTV's Question Period, Scheer said 'putting tax dollars back in the pockets of Canadians is something that Conservatives have always supported.'
to implement measures the government says will help low-to-modest income families make ends meet amid ongoing inflation and cost of living concerns.
Adjusted to inflation, the credit is a non-taxable payment made four times a year to individuals and families with low and modest incomes, meant to help offset the goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax they pay, with the amount returned dependent on income. "We are going to oppose the new spending components of it, but support the tax cuts," he said, referring to their decision not to support a second piece of affordability legislation which would enact a dental care benefit as well as a benefit top-up for renters.
In a separate interview on CTV's Question Period, Government House Leader Mark Holland defended the government's affordability plans as helping those who are most impacted by inflation, while criticizing the Conservatives' for calling on the Liberals to cut taxes, suggesting that would increase inflation.