Is this a cruel April Fool's joke ?

[machinehead]

I understand BC is dropping the HST and is just going to charge GST only at 5%

This is to begin starting April 1st

Changes to Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)

Does this mean it going to be 7% cheaper to sled in BC ?

Alberta wants to know !

 

[Summiteer]

Pretty sure that they are going back to separate GST and PST instead of the HST. 15% instead of 12%?

 

[CamoKVF700]

They will split the tax up. Definitely won't be removing 7% off the top.

 

[JaySimon]

Hahahahahaha


BC leaving money in peoples pockets? Hahahaha. No. That isn't going to happen.

 

[Bnorth]

5% GST + 7% PST still = 12% rapeage. Except now it's not refundable to business owners so we're worse off.

 

[catinthehat]

BC is going back to two taxes again, PST and GST. There will be taxes on more things than previously though, I understand the fun tax will be the highest one, if the gov't sees you smiling and enjoying yourself they will have have their hands out while behind your back they are trying to figure out a way to ban that activity.

 

[Wilk INStheWEST]

5% GST + 7% PST still = 12% rapeage. Except now it's not refundable to business owners so we're worse off.

I'm confused. Refundable to business owners? What was refundable before? I was always under the impression the business collects the tax on the goods/service, then pays that to which ever government it goes to.

 

[eclipse1966]

the stupidest thing ever was to vote out the HST! bunch of seniors having nothing better to do than listen to butt head Vander zalm talking crap.

 

[MATTIAC]

the stupidest thing ever was to vote out the HST! bunch of seniors having nothing better to do than listen to butt head Vander zalm talking crap.

Heard on Alberta radio they want to start charging pst in Alberta tio

 

[Wilk INStheWEST]

Heard on Alberta radio they want to start charging pst in Alberta tio

It was talked about last week, because Alberta is apparently now in debt.

 

[Cat401]

Heard on Alberta radio they want to start charging pst in Alberta tio

Ain't gonna happen......Not in our lifetime.....

 

[MATTIAC]

Ain't gonna happen......Not in our lifetime.....

alberta govt is broke

 

[Riverjet]

No. GST/PST at 12% not 15%

Pretty sure that they are going back to separate GST and PST instead of the HST. 15% instead of 12%?

 

[Riverjet]

Wrong!

BC is going back to two taxes again, PST and GST. There will be taxes on more things than previously though, I understand the fun tax will be the highest one, if the gov't sees you smiling and enjoying yourself they will have have their hands out while behind your back they are trying to figure out a way to ban that activity.

 

[Cat401]

alberta govt is broke

So if you financed a house or new car....that mean your broke??

Big difference between borrowing and broke......

 

[Summiteer]

No. GST/PST at 12% not 15%

So you voted to pay the same tax as the harmonized, but to pay back the federal cash BC got for changing to the harmonized tax?

 

[John Cambell]

I voted out the HST, and im not a senior. Reality was, we had gst and pst before, so not everything had both taxes. Then the BC guberment decided to blanket every last breathing thing (except food I believe) so everything was taxed. People didn't want it before, guberment didn't listen, just bullied the tax in, then the revolt started. Premier finally had to step down (among other things, drunk driving etc) and it was voted out. Any tax, is a government scam

 

[eclipse1966]

I will agree with you that the way the government pushed the HST was a bad move and should have been out in the open during election time. However, IMO the HST was way better for many reasons.

I voted out the HST, and im not a senior. Reality was, we had gst and pst before, so not everything had both taxes. Then the BC guberment decided to blanket every last breathing thing (except food I believe) so everything was taxed. People didn't want it before, guberment didn't listen, just bullied the tax in, then the revolt started. Premier finally had to step down (among other things, drunk driving etc) and it was voted out. Any tax, is a government scam

 

[somethingnuw]

Hahahahahaha


BC leaving money in peoples pockets? Hahahaha. No. That isn't going to happen.

yup... too many special interest groups with their hand in the jar... and too many bleeding hearts to say no... wait till next election and the NDP gets in...

 

[mxz sledhead]

B.C stands for BRING CASH and lots of it