One week in, Toronto businesses say GST holiday has been tricky [Video]

The federal government’s GST holiday has been in effect for a week and some Toronto businesses say it’s been a challenging transition. 

Christina Kotiadis, owner of retail store Lemon & Lavender in Bloor West Village, said a big issue has been confusion over which products fall under the tax break.

“I’ve talked to some other small businesses that carry similar products to me and sometimes we will have two completely different ideas of what we think,” she told CBC Toronto.

It’s caused her some anxiety about marking items incorrectly and some customers are also confused, Kotiadis said. 

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) reports that most small businesses did not support the tax holiday before it began. At the end of November, CFIB data indicated that only four per cent of small business owners believed they’d see stronger sales. The owners polled expressed concerns about the costs to reprogram …