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Originally Posted by Plett25
The HST hasn't been "blasted up". HST combines the GST and provincial sales tax and from what I have read is a better/fairer tax than what it replaced.
I don't think the HST hurts the poor at all... the HST isn't charged on essentials like groceries or rent, and low income taxpayers get an HST rebate to offset the HST they pay on other items.
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My comment was in regard to the suggestion to put it up to 20-25% to give free daycare/university.
And yes - for the most part it is better because it eliminates double taxation on the same goods but that is another discussion (but as we saw in BC it typically doesn't go over well)