GST tax holiday not best way to help those in need: experts

... While the tax break could help a family that is living paycheque-to-paycheque save an extra $50 to $100, it’ll likely be on purchases they already need to make, Hesketh said. “They’re going to spend because they don’t really have a choice — they’re just getting by,” she said.

It remains to be seen whether businesses will promote the tax break as a way of saving money on their goods and services, she said.

“If you’re somebody who buys a print newspaper, you’re probably somebody who buys that anyway — I don’t know that the impact here is going to be on a specific product,” she said. “People who can afford to go to restaurants, they’re going anyway" ...

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