The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade is questioning the B.C. government’s plan to expand the provincial sales tax to include a long list of professional services.
They have launched a campaign called Stop the Squeeze.
In the latest budget, the B.C. government said services like security and accounting will be subject to the seven per cent PST, starting on Oct. 1.
PST exemptions will also be removed from some goods and services such as clothing repair materials, services related to clothing and footwear, basic cable television and landline telephone services.
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The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade says the change will increase costs not just for those services but for all businesses, at a time when the B.C. economy is already on shaky ground.
“This is a time where British Columbia needs to be as competitive as possible,” Bridgette Anderson with the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade said.
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“We’re embarking on major projects across British Columbia. We’re trying to be more competitive, to be resilient, to create more jobs. Yet, the government’s putting in this tax that is hindering businesses and their ability to grow.”
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has estimated the expanded PST will cost affected businesses $7,000 per employee per year.
So why is BC talking trash about the states, but our great leaders tax us more and more. What do we get for this increased tax. How many businesses will close due to this GREAT TAX. But fools keep voting for the NDP and LIBERALS. WAY TO GO PEOPLE. BC is becoming more and more unaffordable. Homelessness is growing, what a great job our government is doing .
LOL, build housing, A hi rise generates more tax than a twenty block of houses, yeah nice scam, the only ones that like that are greedy investors
How about a pay cut to ALL white collar government workers
BC = bring cash. Amazing how it’s just going to get worse and worse.
Please also reduce the 12% pst on used vehicle sales to the same 5% pst that is charged for everything else!
useless bloody NDP
Why does this article not link to the services that will now charge PST?
Clearly, in this province and country we give away too much
Nothing is means tested, like ten dollar day care for example.
Two teacher in Campbell River making ninety thousand each, get cheap day care, that is one of the examples why we are in trouble