Trudeau’s grocery rebate ridiculed by Canadians on social media
The Trudeau government’s grocery rebate, which they claim will help Canadians’ food bills amid the inflation crisis, is being mocked and ridiculed by Canadians on social media.
Most Canadians aren’t eligible for the so-called ‘grocery rebate’ because it caps household and individual incomes at $38,000 and $32,000, respectively.
The Liberals introduced the grocery rebate, which will be tacked onto eligible Canadians next quarterly GST/HST payments, in the 2023 Budget and the party estimates it will be distributed to about 11 million Canadians.
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Under the rebate guidelines, Canadians with four children will receive as much as $628 on top of their GST payment, while those with three children are entitled up to $548.
Canadians with two children will receive an extra $467, while those with one child will get $387, and those without children are entitled to $234.
Seniors will also receive $225.
The rebate is being sold as a way to offset inflation, which declined to 3.4% in May from 4.4% a month earlier, but it won’t realistically make a dent as the price of food has surged by 9% in the last year.
