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July 20, 2011 2:00AM

Going back to the PST-GST means higher taxes for all BC families
Milagros Palacios, Charles Lammam
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After two years of heated debate, many British Columbians are still confused about how to vote in the current mail-in referendum on the HST. The choice before them is to either keep the HST—which the government has promised to reduce to 10 per cent from 12 per cent—or restore the old PST/GST system at a total rate of 12 per cent.

To help British Columbians decide, we have calculated the impact of restoring the PST/GST on the tax bill of BC families (with two or more individuals) at various income levels using the Fraser Institute’s Canadian Tax Simulator.
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June 3, 2011 2:00AM

A vote for the HST is a vote for an earlier Tax Freedom Day
Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios
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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 levels of government.

This of course, translates into an awful lot of money. In fact, the average British Columbian family with two or more individuals will hand-over about $36,600 in taxes to their federal, provincial and local governments (42.7% of their income).

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June 29, 2010 2:00AM

Countering the Myths Surrounding BC's Harmonized Sales Tax
Charles Lammam, Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios
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June 22, 2010 2:00AM

Don’t believe the anti-HST rhetoric
Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam
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On July 1st, BC and Ontario will merge their provincial sales tax (PST) with the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) creating a single harmonized sales tax (HST) – 12 per cent in BC and 13 per cent in Ontario. Unfortunately, the prospect of harmonization has been met with much public discontent due to misinformation being spread by those who oppose the reform and want to derail it. Canadians mustn’t believe the anti-HST hype. The economic case for the HST is ironclad.

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June 21, 2010 2:00AM

The Impact of the HST on British Columbian Families
Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios, Charles Lammam
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December 22, 2009 6:00PM

HST will help not hinder Manitobans
Niels Veldhuis
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Earlier this week, Finance Minister Rosann Wowchuk kyboshed a Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) for Manitoba. Her reasoning: We don't think it makes sense to impose $405 million in new sales taxes. While such rhetoric might be good politics, it is terrible economics and worse, actually misrepresents the facts.

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