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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
What percentage of non taxable goods and services versus taxable ones do you think the average person or business spends money on? It would have the same effect you are consistently claiming will be detrimental, in my opinion it would have an even more devestating effect than you are concerned about under the carbon tax.
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I couldn't tell you I'm not privy to everyone's spending habits at all. So its an impossible question.
But if you made a PST that mirrored GST
These are the 0 percentage items
- basic groceries such as milk, bread, and vegetables.
- agricultural products such as grain, raw wool, and dried tobacco leaves.
- most farm livestock.
- most fishery products such as fish for human consumption.
- prescription drugs and drug-dispensing fees.
- medical devices such as hearing aids and artificial teeth.
- exports.
- many transportation services where the origin or destination is outside Canada
All of these things would be hit by the carbon tax, especially locally provided goods like dairy and livestock
All of these are exempt, but under a carbon tax these would certainly be effected
- sed residential complexes.
- long-term residential accommodation (of one month or more), and residential condominium fees.
- some sales of vacant land or farmland.
- most health, medical, and dental services performed by licensed physicians or dentists for medical reasons.
- child care services (daycare services for less than 24 hours a day) for children 14 years old and younger.
- bridge, road, and ferry tolls (ferry tolls are taxed at 0% if the ferry service is to or from a place outside Canada).
- legal aid services.
- most educational services such as:
- courses from a vocational school that lead to a certificate or a diploma to practise a trade or a vocation; or
- tutoring services for an individual who takes a course approved for credit by a school authority or the education service follows a curriculum designated by a school authority.
- music lessons.
- most food or beverages sold in an elementary or secondary school cafeteria primarily to students of the school and most meal plans provided in a university or public college.
- most services provided by financial institutions such as arrangements for a loan or mortgage.
- arranging for and issuing insurance policies by insurance companies, agents, and brokers.
- most goods and services provided by charities.
- certain goods and services provided by non-profit organizations, governments, and other public service bodies, such as municipal transit services and standard residential services such as water distribut