In my personal experience talking with voters during the
Harmonized Sales Tax referendum in British Columbia in 2011, many voters were unaware they were now receiving the enhanced
Harmonized Sales Tax Credit.
In November, the province signed the Comprehensive Integrated Tax Coordination Agreement with the Government of Canada which provides the framework necessary for the implementation of the
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in Prince Edward Island.
In the Budget Speech, government announced it was entering into formal negotiations with the federal government to implement a
harmonized sales tax by April 2013.
He told the electorate before his party was returned to power last year that a
harmonized sales tax wasn't in the cards for the province, and within three days after the polls closed his minions were plotting to bring harmony to B.C.
Fifteen per cent HST (
harmonized sales tax; a combination of GST and PST) is levied in Newfoundland, Labrador, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick; and all other provinces and territories pay 7% GST.
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harmonized sales tax (HST)
In the summer of 2009, the Liberal government of British Columbia announced that it had reached agreement with Ottawa to replace its provincial sales tax and the federal Goods and Services Tax with a new
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).
Provincial Matters and the
Harmonized Sales Tax There are pending
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) measures in Quebec, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island that we would like the Department of Finance and the Canada Revenue Agency to address.
The early home-buying frenzy was spurred by the threat of increased interest rates, the introduction of the
Harmonized Sales Tax and an early spring.
But I like to think about it as an Aboriginal 'what if ...?' Strangers arrive in your country, and instead of taking over the entire land and imposing such bizarre concepts as a
harmonized sales tax and Canadian Idol, you put them on plots of land they are forbidden to leave, and you control every aspect of their poverty-stricken life.
These include federal income tax; personal income tax for all provinces (except Quebec); corporate income tax (for all provinces except Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec);
harmonized sales tax (HST) in three provinces and goods and services tax (GST) in all other provinces (except Quebec); commodity taxes, excise duties and import duties; provincial sales, alcohol, and tobacco taxes at the border for some provinces; various customs fees; employee and employer Canada Pension Plan contributions and Employment Insurance premiums.
Repurposing the existing
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) that is charged on the current provincial taxes on gasoline and road diesel.
