Canada has implemented a new tax savings from December to February for some things like taxable groceries, crafts, and gaming physical media. I wanted to get a new Xbox controller and found the best price at Walmart for $55 a week ago. The tax holiday starts today and I now see that the $55 has increased to $62 and change, which is about how much tax I should be saving. Great to see this thinly veiled attempt to help Canadians ( /s - win votes) is just going to be extra profit in the corporations’ pockets.
the prices probably won’t go back down in february, either.
Prices go up and stay up.
They may go down 3% for some products and they’ll make a big deal out of it.
They’ll only go down if customers stop buying, which they won’t.