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Canadian government axes visitor rebatesCanadian government axes visitor rebates
Emily Pacey
1-Oct-2006
CANADA. The Canadian government has abolished the country's visitor rebate programme, which refunds visitors' goods and services tax (GST), harmonised sales tax and provincial sales tax on goods and services worth over C$178 ($159). Its abolition—worth C$78.8m ($70.3m) to the government— is likely to have a strong impact on duty-free sales at the Canada US border, said lobbyists
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Under the programme, visitors leaving Canada could stop at participating Canadian land border duty-free shops and obtain cash refunds for claims up to C$446 ($398). Retailers benefited from rebate holders
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