Concerns about new addds taxes in HSTin BC
By b_bigsid
Under the HST there is an extra7% added to restaurant food,basic cable TV and telephone,home repairs, maintenance and renovations,domestic airline tickets,concert and sports tickets, haircuts, gym memberships,realtor fees, new homes over $525.000,home inspections and appraisals,vitamins,massage therapy,healthfood store products,taxi fares,parking,newspapers and magazines,accountant,architects,veterinarian,most financial services and consultant fees and much more.
To me this is one of the main stumbling blocks to getting the average citizen accept the HST. The logic of harmonizing the two taxes is accepted., however , while I have heard others mention the foregoing as one of the major problems, the politicians and other “qualified spokesmen” appear to ignore this item which is key to me. Modify the above and the vote would be NO!! These are the factors that am l looking at when making the decision ..
IS THERE A POLITICIAN LISTENING WHO CARES??
