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Ontario needs to slay debt, find new markets, and support innovation: report - Winnipeg Free Press
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| CTV.ca Ontario needs to slay debt and innovate, says report CTV.ca The report praises Ontario's overall tax environment, saying there has been improvement due to the elimination of the capital tax and the adoption of the Harmonized Sales Tax. The report also says Ontario universities are producing world leading ... and more » |
| HST will stick to Liberals through to next election Vancouver Sun BC would receive $1.6 billion in federal transition funding as an incentive to harmonize the provincial sales tax with its federal goods and services counterpart, Ottawa's calculation being that a single national sales tax on a value-added model is ... and more » |
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HST will stick to Liberals through to next election - Vancouver Sun
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| HST repayment plan receives cheers and jeers from industry Journal of Commerce The provincial government's new deal for the repayment of more than a billion dollars in Harmonized Sales Tax funding to Ottawa is being applauded by some in the construction industry, while British Columbia home builders are far more critical of the ... |
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HST repayment plan receives cheers and jeers from industry - Journal of Commerce
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| Ontario gets a B- from private business for slashing red tape Toronto Star Much of the Liberal regulatory streamlining has come thanks to 2010 introduction of the 13 per cent harmonized sales tax (HST), a measure the CFIB opposed at the time even though Bay Street embraced it. “Moving to the HST eliminated 5000 pages of ... Slashing red tape earns Ontario a B- from the CFIB680 News all 7 news articles » |
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Ontario gets a B- from private business for slashing red tape - Toronto Star
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| Kelly McParland: Dalton McGuinty gets his turn with the gravy National Post (blog) It's true he's had to make a few over the years, buying into the Harmonized Sales Tax at the same time his federal Liberal cousins were campaigning against it. But as painful moments go, introducing a tax is something the Ontario premier has shown he ... and more » |
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Kelly McParland: Dalton McGuinty gets his turn with the gravy - National Post (blog)
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| Province making progress, but city could still improve: CEO Belleville Intelligencer One of the items earmarked by the CFIB as helping to reduce red tape in the province was the implementation of the Harmonized Sales Tax. While the report indicates it was a positive move, Saunders said the HST has been a double-edged sword. and more » |
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Province making progress, but city could still improve: CEO - Belleville Intelligencer
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| Health-care funding plan must change, premiers say Vancouver Sun BC Premier Christy Clark, left, talks with Quebec Premier Jean Charest, on her left, and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty during the Council of the Federation meeting in Victoria on Jan. 16, 2012. British Columbia has the highest rate of residents in ... and more » |
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Health-care funding plan must change, premiers say - Vancouver Sun
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| AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Lawyers' Professional Indemnity Company MarketWatch (press release) Recently, however, adverse developments have occurred due to a revaluation of existing reserves to reflect the impact of the implementation of a harmonized sales tax in Ontario and a significant decrease in the discount rate, resulting in an increase ... and more » |
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Products & services that will be taxed an extra 8% on July 1, 2010
Energy conservation equipment (e.g., insulation, solar power equipment)
Bicycles
Schools supplies (although books will be exempt)
Smoke detectors and fire extinguishers
Work related safety equipment
Basic cable TV and residential phones
Mon-prescription medication
Vitamins and dietary supplements
Residential fuels (electricity, natural gas) and heating
Safety helmets
Life jackets, first aid kits
Magazines and newspapers
Airline fares within Canada
Funeral services
Real estate fees
Membership fees for health clubs
Dry cleaning
Personal services such as hair care
Movie and theatre tickets
Professional services such as accounting and home care
Repair services for household appliances
Household maintenance such as renovations and painting
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