Thursday, December 10, 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS: CONTROVERSIAL HST TAX HARMONIZATION BILL PASSED IN ONTARIO

http://lawday.ca/articles/show/controversial_hst_tax_harmonization_bill_passed_in_ontario

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  1. A report by TD Bank estimates the HST will reduce cost of doing business in Ontario by roughly $5.3 billion and that the majority of these savings will be passed on to customers within the first year. In fact, the majority of items you purchase - 80 percent – will see no tax change at all.

    A recent report by economist Jack Mintz confirms that Ontario needs to reform its tax system to create jobs and put Ontario back on its feet. It says, as a result of the HST, within 10 years Ontario would see:
    o An estimated 591,000 additional new jobs
    o Increased capital investment of $47 billion
    o Increased overall annual worker incomes of up to 8.8 per cent, or $29.4billion

    We have a choice: we can refuse to fix what’s broken, resign ourselves to the idea that Ontario will be less competitive or we can move forward and get the jobs Ontario needs.

    Please visit: http://sites.google.com/site/thetruthaboutthehst/

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