Investopedia / Michela Buttignol Canada’s harmonized sales tax (HST) is a consumption tax paid by local consumers and businesses. It combines the federal goods and services tax (GST) and sales ...

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But if the government thinks anyone is fooled by this, it should think again. The tax take from the HST, the medical services premium, health transfers from the federal government, tobacco taxes ...

There is no question the introduction of the harmonized sales tax is going to cost Prince Edward Island consumers more in the short term. How much more is difficult to say. Even conservative ...

Days before he is expected to call a snap election, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced he plans to cut sales tax by one percentage point. Nova Scotia has a harmonized sales tax (HST ...

Nova Scotians should feel some relief starting April 1, 2025, as the harmonized sales tax (HST) rate will drop by one percentage point across the province. The new 14 percent HST tax rate combines ...

These tax rates and the ways they’re implemented vary across Canada. In Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island, HST (Harmonized Sales Tax ...

The goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit is a tax-free quarterly payment for individuals and families with “low and modest incomes” to offset the GST or HST that they pay.