While shoppers and diners in P.E.I. will get some relief at the checkout starting this weekend, small businesses on the Island may bear the brunt of a two-month tax holiday. 

Beginning Saturday, the federal goods and services tax (GST) will be removed for two months from a range of items, including children's toys, books, restaurant meals and takeout, as well as beer and wine.

In provinces like Prince Edward Island where the GST is blended with the provincial sales taxes to form the HST, or harmo…