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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
Ummm why exactly would the administration of the increased GST for Calgary be any different than the administration of HST that is used by BC, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Nova Scotia?
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Because the city hasn't been collecting any sales tax before so this is a brand new initiative. I'm involved in the BC PST/GST to HST changeover and there's a lot of work and planning involved, not to mention costs.
Even the simple reduction of GST form 7% to 6% to 5% took some effort too.
So to start from scratch is not just simply as slapping 1% on to every purchase and call it a day.