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1. Return of the PST darkens BC economy

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun April 1st is an important day for British Columbians and we're not referring to the Easter long weekend. On that day BC officially scraps the HST and in one fell swoop restores the old Provincial Sales Tax system. But ...

2. Tax reform needed to keep BC competitive

   Appeared in Business in Vancouver Last month, British Columbia’s Expert Panel on Business Taxation delivered its much anticipated final report (at least among us policy wonks). Unfortunately, the report garnered little media attention and failed to spark ...

3. Leadership needed to reduce the PST's impact- Appeared in the Vancouver Sun

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun When the PST rears its ugly head on April 1, 2013, British Columbia’s tax competitiveness will be dealt a major blow as the cost of the investing in the province increases dramatically. Unfortunately, the well-being of BC ...

4. A vote for the HST is a vote for an earlier Tax Freedom Day

   Appeared in vancouversun.com Happy Tax Freedom Day! Monday, British Columbians start working for themselves.  In other words, if we had to pay all our taxes up front, we would have to pay each and every dollar we earned from January 1 to June 5 to various ...

5. Countering the Myths Surrounding BC's Harmonized Sales Tax

   This study addresses many of the myths and misunderstandings about the HST, highlights the shortcomings of the current provincial sales tax system, and explains the differences between the PST and the harmonized sales tax. The study is divided into two ...

6. The Impact of the HST on British Columbian Families

   This Alert provides an empirical measurement of the impact of the HST on the average British Columbian family. The Fraser Institute is well suited to provide such an analysis; it has a long history of measuring how much tax, in all forms, British ...