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.
They may go down 3% for some products and they’ll make a big deal out of it.
Prices go up and stay up.
They’ll only go down if customers stop buying, which they won’t.