Quebec’s finance minister says that it should get compensation for harmonizing its sales tax with the GST, as Ontario is set to do following the announcement that it will be harmonizing the sales tax regime in that province.Monique Jérôme-Forget welcomed Ontario’s decision to go ahead and harmonize its provincial sales tax with the federal GST. […]
Potentially harmful impacts on financial services could be mitigated
Industry prepared to work with Ontario to minimize penalties
Ontario HST would compound inequity of GST on investment management services
Federal budget says provincial retail sales taxes create a “burden” on business investment
Sales tax reform aids consumers, government and business, says Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Inconsistencies place undue administrative and compliance costs on businesses
A one percentage point cut in the Goods and Services Tax that kicked in at midnight on January 1 will be one of the few new tax cuts Canadians should expect to see in 2008.The GST dropped from 6% to 5%.Further federal tax cuts are unlikely this year, as the economic outlook remains cloudy.Many economists […]
RESCON urges Ottawa to bring rebates back into line
Five provinces could see higher productivity and economic growth if they adopted a VAT, but could also face voter backlash