(Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced C$4.5 billion ($3.43 billion) in measures on Tuesday intended to provide relief from high inflation to low-income families.
The measures include a tax-free quarterly payment that helps individuals and families with low and modest incomes offset sales tax, and a C$500 onetime top-up to a housing benefit that is provided to low earners who need help paying rent, Trudeau said.
The support package includes money previously allocated in the budget and C$3.1 billion in additional funding.
($1 = 1.3121 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer in Ottawa)
