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  2. Sales taxes in British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    The former British Columbia Provincial Sales Tax (BC PST) was introduced on 1 July 1948 as part of the Social Service Tax Act. [1] It was initially set at 3%, [2] but later rose to 7%. The PST was collected on most goods and some services. The main difference between the national Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the BC PST was its taxable base ...

  3. Sales taxes in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Goods and services tax ( GST )/ harmonized sales tax ( HST ), a value-added tax levied by the federal government. The GST applies nationally. The HST includes the provincial portion of the sales tax but is administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and is applied under the same legislation as the GST. The HST is in effect in Ontario, New ...

  4. Goods and services tax (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    The tax is a 5% tax imposed on the supply of goods and services that are purchased in Canada, except certain items that are either "exempt" or "zero-rated": For tax-free — i.e., "zero-rated" — sales, GST is charged by suppliers at a rate of 0% so effectively there is no GST collected. However, when a supplier makes a zero-rated supply, it ...

  5. Taxation in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Legislation. Under the Constitution Act, 1867, taxation powers are vested in the Parliament of Canada under s. 91 (3) for: 3. The raising of Money by any Mode or System of Taxation. The provincial legislatures have a more restricted authority under ss. 92 (2) and 92 (9) for: 2. Direct Taxation within the Province in order to the raising of a ...

  6. Harmonized sales tax - Wikipedia

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    In 1996, three of the four Atlantic provinces—New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia—entered into an agreement with the Government of Canada to implement what was initially termed the "blended sales tax" (renamed to "harmonized sales tax") which would combine the 7% federal GST with the provincial sales taxes of those provinces; as part of this project, the PST portion ...

  7. Sure, California is a high tax state — but not when ... - AOL

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    California’s state beer tax has remained steady at 20 cents a gallon since 1991. The excise tax on distilled spirits, such as whiskey and vodka, that are 100 proof or less is $3.30 a gallon.

  8. Taxation in California - Wikipedia

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    1.25% – Uniform Local Tax. 0.25% – Local County – Transportation funds. 1.00% – Local City/County – Operational funds. The statewide sales tax in California was first imposed on August 1, 1933, at the rate of 2.50% under the "Retail Sales Act of 1933." [11] No local sales taxes were levied at that time.

  9. 2011 British Columbia sales tax referendum - Wikipedia

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    3,063,170. 52.66%. Results by riding. A referendum on sales tax was held by postal ballot in British Columbia from June 13 to August 5, 2011, though Canada Post workers were locked out until June 27. Voters were asked whether the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) should be retained or split back to the original Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and Goods ...