Federal Budget: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty: Sources tell News that the measure will include giving the competition bureau the power to stop the price gouging, according to CTV. The 2014 budget is also likely to cut tariffs on imported products to give consumers a break and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will introduce legislation in Tuesdays federal budget aimed at addressing the price gap between goods sold to Canadians and Americans. Many multinational companies charge different prices in Canada and the United States, and Canadian shoppers end up paying more various items. Flaherty has hinted in the past that the government would try to crack down on companies taking advantage of the price gap. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.