BC tax cuts make the HST truly revenue neutral

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has crunched the numbers and the changes flowing from BC’s move to the HST are now truly revenue neutral. BC Premier Gordon Campbell’s move to cut taxes on income below $73,000 by 15% will ensure that families projected to take a hit from the HST will [...]

October 29, 2010 Tags: BC, BC Liberals, BC NDP, British Columbia, Dalton McGunity, Gordon Campbell, Harmonized Sales Tax, HST Posted in: Blog Content 4 Comments

The Death of My Support for the HST

Until today I was a grudging (and rare) holdout of support for Ontario’s move from an archaic PST to a more universal HST. With a single capitulation to threats of blockades by radical native groups, the federal Conservatives and provincial Liberals – backed by both opposition parties – have ensured that there are no parties [...]

June 16, 2010 Tags: Caledonia, Dalton McGunity, HST, Tim Hudak Posted in: Blog Content One Comment