Provincial Sales Tax

• Auditor’s report outlines challenges within Saskatchewan PST compliance

  Tara Clemett said the Revenue Division in the ministry has limited resources and needs to be looking at areas where its enforcement activities should be focused.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2022
  
• Saskatchewan provincial sales tax expansion comes into effect this Saturday

  "It's going to hit different people at different income levels differently," economics associate professor Jason Childs says in response to the PST expansion in Saskatchewan.

  Consumer

  Sep 28, 2022
  
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• Ontario Liberals pledge to remove provincial part of HST on prepared food under $20

  The Ontario Liberals say they are promising to remove the provincial portion of HST on all prepared food under $20, if elected in June.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2022
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• Saskatchewan businesses say new provincial sales tax adding to struggles

  As of July, the small business tax, which was dropped in October of 2020, will now return at a rate of 1 per cent in Saskatchewan on top of the 6 per cent PST for gyms and events.

  Canada

  Mar 25, 2022
• Roughrider games, concerts, games, gyms to get more expensive with Sask. gov’t adding sales tax

  Expect to pay more for admission and entertainment charges for concerts and large sporting events as the Sask. Party introduces PST in the 2022-23 budget.

  Politics

  Mar 23, 2022
• Saskatchewan 2021-22 budget shows impact of shop local efforts

  Retail sales dropped just one per cent amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Saskatchewan budget released Tuesday.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2021
• Alberta NDP leads UCP in voter intention: Angus Reid survey

  A new Angus Reid survey has found the opposition NDP under Rachel Notley now leads Jason Kenney's UCP "by the slightest of margins in vote intention."

  Canada

  Mar 12, 2021
• Campaign promise to cut B.C.’s PST gets mixed reviews in the Okanagan

  The BC Liberal campaign is pledging to get rid of the 7-per cent PST on most items for a year.

  Politics

  Sep 30, 2020
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• Saskatchewan government keeping PST at 6%

  The finance minister said a PST raise wouldn’t be implemented in the short term to help ease the province’s debt, which now sits at $24.2 billion.

  Economy

  Jun 16, 2020
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• Sales tax needed to help balance Alberta’s budget: report

  A new report from the School of Public Policy argues the government should implement a PST and revenue-neutral carbon levy to help balance the books.

  Economy

  Sep 5, 2019