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The Holt government has reached a deal with Ottawa on compensation for tens of millions of dollars in lost sales tax revenue from the Christmas season in 2024.
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Jacques Poitras · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 23, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 27 minutes ago
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Federal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc has agreed to a deal with the New Brunswick government over lost tax revenue from the Trudeau era. (CBC)
The Holt government has reached a deal with Ottawa on compensation for tens of millions of dollars in lost sales tax revenue from the Christmas season in 2024.
The Trudeau government’s HST holiday meant it wasn’t collecting the provincial portion of the tax on behalf of five provinces that are part of the tax model, including New Brunswick.
In December 2024, Premier Susan Holt pegged the loss at $70 million and said her “bottom line” was that New Brunswickers had to “remain whole.”
But federal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc said the same day that there would be “no direct compensation” and that Ottawa was looking to come to “an understanding” on the issue.
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