May 16, 2012

The Time is Still Right for BC’s HST

2011 – Finn Poschmann and Alexandre Laurin

Toronto, June 29 – British Columbia is on the right track with its controversial move to a harmonized sales tax (HST), according to a C.D. Howe Institute report released today. In “The Time is Still Right for BC’s HST,” authors Finn Poschmann and Alexandre Laurin say the shift to a value-added taxes mirrors patterns in most of the developed world, and helped move the province from being a high tax, investment-unfriendly jurisdiction, to one which is domestically and internationally competitive – a more attractive home for investment and jobs.

For the study go to:

http://cdhowe.org/pdf/ebrief_119.pdf

 

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