Tax Impact of BC’s HST Debate on Investment and Competitiveness

If voters kill British Columbia’s Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in a June referendum, the province’s economy will suffer in the long run. A rejection will spur the rebirth of the provincial retail sales tax, leading to steep increases in the marginal effective tax rates on capital and costs and a corr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jack M. Mintz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Calgary 2011-05-01
Series:The School of Public Policy Publications
Online Access:https://dev.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/sppp/article/view/42358