The Supported McGuinty And Are Now Shilling His New "NO TAX"

HST bite not so bad

April 30, 2010

This is the last day for consumers to avoid the new harmonized sales tax by paying in advance for tickets, club memberships and the like. Beginning Saturday, Ontarians will pay the full 13 per cent HST on anything for use after July 1. The government is suggesting that we take advantage of the opportunity to save money by paying up front.
Opposition politicians are pointing to this as evidence that the HST is a bad tax. “Sounds a lot like an admission that the HST, as New Democrats have said all along, is going to cost Ontario families more each and every day,” says NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.
This is nonsense. Any new tax involves a staging-in period where consumers, moving quickly, can avoid paying. Besides, there are sound economic reasons for the HST. The current provincial sales tax penalizes our producers and makes them less competitive. Its replacement by the HST is supported by most business associations and even some major unions — or, at least, they are not opposed to it. To offset the impact of the HST on consumers, the government has introduced income tax reductions and plans to distribute a one-time $1,000 rebate. Most Ontarians will be better off.
The opposition parties should move on to other targets.

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