People receiving the Goods and Services Tax credit can expect to see an additional cheque this year as the entitlement amount will be doubled for the next six months, after the Liberal government’s Bill C-30 became law on Tuesday. The Senate also passed the bill on Tuesday, less than a month after the legislation targeting the cost of living crisis was introduced in the House of Commons, where it received royal assent the same day. Additionally, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday that the bill “will make a difference” and noted that the House passed it unanimously, with support from Conservative MPs. Likewise, eligible Canadians for the GST tax credit will receive a total amount equal to the credit cheques to be sent in October and January, a policy the New Democratic Party has been pushing since last spring, as noted by leader Jagmeet Singh, who stated in a Wednesday release: “If they had taken action at that time, Canadian families would have recouped hundreds of dollars in July to help manage rising food costs.” Furthermore, the government previously indicated that it would take three to four weeks for payments to be issued after the bill received royal assent. In the same context, federal Liberals are trying to get two other inflation relief measures through Parliament, which the New Democratic Party has also pushed for, but Trudeau accuses the Conservatives of blocking their progress. Bill C-31 includes a new dental care benefit for children under 12 in low- and modest-income households, a step toward the dental care promise on which the New Democratic Party’s support for the minority Liberal government is based, and a one-time $500 benefit for low-income renters. Liberals are also trying to fast-track the bill, and a vote is expected Wednesday afternoon to send it to a House of Commons committee for study.