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Originally Posted by The Goon
Respectfully, I disagree. I have been with friends and family at the airport as they have amassed their receipts and gotten their GST back, which they subsequently spend inside the airport on items like those cheesy bottles of maple syrup. It's also mentioned in tourism material.
I don't know that tourists use all of our infrastructure, but as Canadians we are a welcoming people and tourism helps different aspects of our economy, and also allows us to show off our fantastic country.
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I am not doubting that they didn't get their GST back. But, your telling me that they wouldn't have come to Canada if they didn't get their GST back? Or they wouldn't have purchased goods because they would get their GST back? Come on...it is not that much money per person (it is a lot of money when you add it all together). You would have to spend $1000 just to get 60 bucks back. And if they are getting it done at the airport then they get 14% of their return taken off for getting their money back right there instead of mailing in their claim.