PST

• B.C. driver discovers surprising detail when paying PST on used vehicle in private sale

  In B.C., purchasers of a vehicle in a private sale must pay 12 per cent PST at the time of registration, which is calculated two ways.

  Consumer

  May 25
  
• Sask. NDP calls on government to remove PST on construction labour

  NDP Leader Carla Beck said Thursday the tax that’s currently in place makes construction projects more expensive and fails to make the province competitive.

  Canada

  Mar 2
  
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• SUMA calls to end double tax on Saskatchewan municipal construction projects

  The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) is calling upon the provincial government to drop the PST charge for municipal construction projects. SUMA calls the tax counterproductive and unfair. In 2017 the exemption of PST on construction projects was removed. Now, amid skyrocketing costs, the municipalities of Saskatchewan are sounding the alarm. “Inflation and costs have...

  Politics

  Feb 13
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• Vernon, B.C. store owner calls for stricter penalties against illegal cigarette dealers

  The loss of sales however doesn’t just hurt convenience stores. Illicit trade takes millions of dollars away in provincial tax revenue that support B.C. social programs.

  Crime

  Feb 2
• 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
• BC Liberals calling for PST cut on used vehicles

  B.C.'s official Opposition is arguing the province should get rid of PST on used car sales for lower-end vehicles to address cost of living.

  Politics

  Nov 1, 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
• B.C. adds sales tax to cigarettes, other tobacco products

  The province is now collecting the PST on tobacco products which includes cigars, chewing tobacco, raw tobacco and cigarette packs.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2022
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• New changes to PST will largely benefit Saskatchewan farmers

  'The changes to the PST regulations will be more equitable, consistent and protect farmers against perceived "PST creep" in farming activity.'

  Canada

  May 20, 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