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After various rebates, the net BC HST revenue would have been $5.38 billion, which is $410 million more than the would-be BC PST revenue ($4.97 billion) if there were no reform. The BC government argued that the $410 million difference, however, would be returned to residents through HST-related personal income tax reductions in the forms of BC ...
GST + PST 6: 11 The 6% rate is effective for goods and services effective March 23, 2017. [15] Effective April 1, 2017, New Homes, restaurant meals and other prepared food and beverages are subject to PST. [16] There is a separate 10% liquor consumption tax. PST is not applicable for any exempt business in Lloydminster. Yukon: GST: 0: 5
In 1996, three of the four Atlantic provinces—New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia—entered into an agreement with the Government of Canada to implement what was initially termed the "blended sales tax" (renamed to "harmonized sales tax") which would combine the 7% federal GST with the provincial sales taxes of those provinces; as part of this project, the PST portion ...
A referendum on sales tax was held by postal ballot in British Columbia from June 13 to August 5, 2011, though Canada Post workers were locked out until June 27. Voters were asked whether the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) should be retained or split back to the original Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and Goods & Services Tax (GST). If the majority of ...
Tax collection assumed by federal government Personal tax collection resumed by province Corporate tax collection resumed by province Corporate tax collection resumed by federal government British Columbia: 1876: 1901: 1941 [it 1] Alberta: 1932 [it 2] 1932 [it 2] 1941 [it 1] 1981: Saskatchewan: 1932: 1932: 1941 [it 1] Manitoba: 1923: 1924: 1938 ...
The goods and services tax is defined in law at Part IX of the Excise Tax Act.GST is levied on supplies of goods or services purchased in Canada and includes most products, except certain politically sensitive essentials such as groceries, residential rent, medical services, and services such as financial services.
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The provinces of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island also have a provincial sales tax [PST]. The provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Ontario have harmonized their provincial sales taxes with the GST—Harmonized Sales Tax [HST], and thus is a full VAT.