Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish MP Jaime Battiste says Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefits Act payments Provide Relief for Consumers

Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish MP Jaime Battiste says Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefits Act payments Provide Relief for Consumers

Recently, Parliament passed the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefits Act, with the aim of helping more than 12 million low and modest income Canadians. A release on the federal government’s web site states the bill will provide a one-time top up payment, as early as this spring, equal to a 50 per cent increase in the annual 2025-26 value of the GST credit. This will mean $3.1 billion in assistance going to low and moderate income Canadians. …