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Liberals Are Determined To Get Their Pound Of Flesh With New HST

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Liberals Are Determined To Get Their Pound Of Flesh With New HST

The harmonization of the PST and the GST here in Ontario will see you pay to stay healthy or pay Additional Taxes On Funeral Service.

In an article "New Tax Not Healty For Uxbridge" by Jeff Hayward, in the Uxbridge Times Journal last week Dave Passalent, owner of Snap Fitness, felt the new HST was a "tax on health".

Not only will the Tax be applied to Gym Fees it will also be applied to many of the public user fees for a variety of healthy activities such as swimming. Passalent also felt that the additional cost "would discourage marginal users".

Tell Your MPP -- You will hold them accountable at election time.

If you think the HST being applied to healthy activities is a tax on health, let the liberals know what you think of them. Let them know now how it may affect your vote in the next Provincial Election.

 

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Comments(7)

FN LN
Toronto, ON

I had read an opinion column a couple of months ago about the politics of the provincial Liberals and federal Conservatives both agreeing to go ahead with the HST in Ontario.  It was very interesting and I think it was in the National Post.

Jun 15, 2010 05:22 PM
Barrie Clulow
My Time Is My Own - Uxbridge, ON

Marc - I was discussing the cost of government with a financial planner the other day and his best advice to anyone looking for work at any age is to get on the public payroll, job for life, excellent pay and benefits, and most if not all with indexed pensions.

Jun 16, 2010 02:13 AM
Brian Madigan
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage (Toronto) - Toronto, ON
LL.B., Broker

Barrie,

 

I'm back. I will have to check a source before reposting my comment.

 

Brian

Jun 16, 2010 11:01 AM
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Barrie -

Some of the indexed pension plans are (or have) being (been) modified and benefits reduced for services to be performed in the future.  A few tweaks here and there can add up to significant savings for us taxpayers.

- Marc

Jun 16, 2010 12:44 PM
Barrie Clulow
My Time Is My Own - Uxbridge, ON

Marc - it will take a few tweaks

Jun 17, 2010 05:36 AM
Brian Madigan
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage (Toronto) - Toronto, ON
LL.B., Broker

Barrie,

There were some cases where there was no GST, but PST applied and the HST will be calculated at 13%.

An example would be the private sale of an automobile.

Brian

Jun 22, 2010 12:56 AM
Barrie Clulow
My Time Is My Own - Uxbridge, ON

Brian - there are many suprises in store for the weary taxpayer who has not kept up on what it is going to cost them

Jun 22, 2010 04:57 AM