The Trudeau government recently said that employee discounts will not be taxed despite a CRA document, which stated that they would indeed be taxed. The Retail Council of Canada, political rivals and business lobby groups have voiced a very strong concern that the new wording found in a government document could impact retail workers in a negative way. Retail workers, who already receive low wages, could see higher taxes if this change to employee discounts was implemented.

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