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Luxury tax scaled back: ‘We really underestimate the wealth that exists in the Canadian economy’

The levy brought in $913.4 million before Ottawa removed aircraft and vessel taxes amid concerns about damage to manufacturers and sales.

Summary by Loonie Politics
A luxury tax on cars, planes and boats yielded more than $900 million before it was scaled back amid concerns about the negative effect on manufacturers. In the two fiscal years between 2023 and 2025, the tax on pricey conveyances was pouring nearly $390 million a year into federal coffers — well over double the forecast from the Parliamentary Budget Office — according to figures obtained through an access-to-information request by The Canadian Press.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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