Gas pump prices rose 8.6 per cent last month compared to a year earlier, with the largest increase happening in Manitoba, where a provincial fuel tax was re-introduced at a lower rate. With gas ...

all eyes are now on the states to take further steps to boost consumption. The GST Council is planning to drop the 12% slab, and move items to both 5% and 18% slabs.

(Brook Jones / Free Press) “At first ... Once implemented, shoppers were confused about which items qualified for the GST break. Some consumers delayed purchases until the tax break took ...

January marked the first full month that the GST holiday was in effect — temporarily lowering the price of products to which the tax is usually applied, including restaurant meals ...