The B.C. government will spend about $5 million on an advertising campaign leading up to the HST referendum, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced Thursday.
The HST referendum will be conducted by a mail-in ballot process that runs from June 13 to July 22.
The referendum question was set by the chief electoral officer last year: “Are you in favour of extinguishing the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) and reinstating the PST (Provincial Sales Tax) in conjunction with the GST (Goods and Services Tax)? Yes/No.”
The Liberal government has promised to follow the wishes of a simple majority in the referendum and scrap the HST if asked to do so.
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