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GST Credit special payment (Bill C-13)

Tessa Devakos ; Nigel Wodrich
Published on April 2, 2020 PDF(opens a new window)

Doubling the maximum Goods and Services Tax Credit claimable for tax filers for the 2019-20 benefit year. A one-time special payment will be provided by early May 2020. PBO estimates the cost of this one-time special payment to be $5.67 billion in 2020-21. PBO estimates 13.2 million individuals will benefit from the special payment.

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