Many Canadians believe the GST/HST tax cut will have little impact on public finances, according to a new survey.
Two in three Canadians say the Liberal government’s recent GST or HST tax cuts on certain items will have no impact on their household finances, according to a recently released Nanos Research survey.
On December 14, a two-month federal GST holiday came into effect, with the federal government planning to temporarily waive the 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) to alleviate affordability concerns during the holidays. Announced.
In states where the state sales tax is combined with GST to form the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), the entire HST is removed from certain items.
The study, commissioned by CTV News, determined that the tax cuts would impact Canadians in the following ways:
- 66% say repeal of GST/HST will have no fiscal impact
- 30% said repeal of GST/HST would have a slight positive impact on public finances
- 3% said repeal of GST/HST would have a significant positive impact on their finances
- 1% said “I don’t know”
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When asked about the likelihood of voting Liberal in the next federal election, six in 10 Canadians said tax cuts would not affect their vote.
- 60% said repeal of GST/HST would not affect their likelihood of voting Liberal
- 28% said repeal of GST/HST would make them less likely to vote Liberal
- 4% said the repeal of GST/HST would make them somewhat less likely to vote Liberal.
- 4% said repeal of GST/HST would make them slightly more likely to vote Liberal
- 3% said repeal of GST/HST would make them more likely to vote Liberal
- 1% said “I don’t know”
methodology
As part of an omnibus study, Nanos surveyed 1,045 Canadians aged 18 and over between December 30, 2024 and January 5, 2025 using an RDD dual-frame (landline and mobile) hybrid phone. conducted an online random survey. Participants were randomly recruited by telephone using a live agent and a survey was administered online. The samples included both land and cell lines from across Canada. Results are statistically checked using the most recent census information, weighted by age and gender, and the sample is geographically stratified to be representative of Canada. Individuals made random phone calls using random digit dialing with up to five callbacks. The survey has a margin of error of ±3.0 percentage points, or 19 out of 20. This study was commissioned by CTV News and conducted by Nanos Research.
