New home sales jump in Ottawa as tax break takes effect
Home builders in Ottawa say their sales offices in new developments are getting busier as more buyers take advantage of HST relief on new home purchases.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/new-home-buys-9.7214193?cmp=rss

Ah, #Meta, the benevolent overlord of data hoarding, is generously receiving a $3.3 billion tax break for its teeny-tiny $10 billion data fortress in #Louisiana. 😱👏 One has to wonder if they'll use the savings to buy more servers or just a bigger piggy bank for all those sweet, sweet #subsidies. 🤑🐷
https://fortune.com/2026/05/14/meta-data-center-tax-break-hyperion-louisiana/ #TaxBreak #DataHoarding #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated

#Chevron Wants a School District #TaxBreak for a #DataCenter Power Plant
#Oil company seeking tax break in Texas worth hundreds of millions of dollars to build massive power plant. Energy go to residential customers. Instead, gas plant will be used to power data center whose eventual tenant could be #Microsoft.
Potential tax abatement for project comes as big tech companies are battling rising public fury about #datacenters and electricity costs.
https://www.wired.com/story/chevron-wants-school-district-tax-break-data-center-power-plant-texas/
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How Ontario's new HST rebate will actually work for homebuyers
Last month, the Ontario government announced plans to remove the Harmonized Sales Tax on new homes for one year, touting it as a measure that would “help families realize the dream of homeownership” and spur more home construction. But how will it actually work? CBC's Talia Ricci breaks down everything homebuyers need to know.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7180603?cmp=rss

How Ontario's new HST rebate will actually work for homebuyers
Last month, the Ontario government announced plans to remove the Harmonized Sales Tax on new homes for one year, touting it as a measure that would “help families realize the dream of homeownership” and spur more home construction. But how will it actually work? CBC's Talia Ricci breaks down everything homebuyers need to know.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7180603?cmp=rss

How Ontario's new HST rebate will actually work for homebuyers
Last month, the Ontario government announced plans to remove the Harmonized Sales Tax on new homes for one year, touting it as a measure that would “help families realize the dream of homeownership” and spur more home construction. But how will it actually work? CBC's Talia Ricci breaks down everything homebuyers need to know.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7180603?cmp=rss

Dawson Creek greenlights $3M tax break for Highway 2 travel centre
City councillors in Dawson Creek have approved a new multimillion-dollar tax break they hope will spur construction of a major new highway development in northeastern B.C.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dawson-creek-tax-break-highway-2-travel-centre-9.7164676?cmp=rss

Manitoba finance minister says he'll listen to people seeking expansion of grocery tax exemption
Manitoba Finance Minister Adrien Sala says he is open to talking to people who want a tax break on food expanded, but he is not making any commitments to change.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/sala-grocery-tax-exemption-expansion-9.7145354?cmp=rss

Province planning to remove HST on new homes for 1 year
Premier Doug Ford announced the plan Wednesday at a news conference in Mississauga, saying the full 13 per cent tax will be removed for new homes valued up to $1 million from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-remove-hst-new-homes-9.7141269?cmp=rss

Province planning to remove HST on new homes for 1 year
Premier Doug Ford announced the plan Wednesday at a news conference in Mississauga, saying the full 13 per cent tax will be removed for new homes valued up to $1 million from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-remove-hst-new-homes-9.7141269?cmp=rss