tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14015236.post6402017381712437161..comments2023-10-26T01:52:13.390-07:00Comments on Pelalusa: Canada vs. America: Health Care, TaxesRobert W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11450265399740128136noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14015236.post-4070586920070693992009-05-17T14:36:00.000-07:002009-05-17T14:36:00.000-07:00http://www.taxcalcs.com/enskilt/antal2.5/SalesTaxR...http://www.taxcalcs.com/enskilt/antal2.5/SalesTaxRatesByProvince2.5.asp<br /><br />I stand corrected, Robert, but surely it was not always so? I'm sure I remember when Lyin' Muldoon brought in the GST part of the uproar was over just this, but I have no memory of it being changed. Strange, but then perhaps its False Memory Syndrome.David in North Burnaby BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660731947857473298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14015236.post-7779043752733745322009-05-16T15:06:00.000-07:002009-05-16T15:06:00.000-07:00I wasn't aware that GST was also charged on the PS...I wasn't aware that GST was also charged on the PST.<br /><br />Ummm, I just checked a purchase I made at London Drugs this morning for $5.99. The taxes charged were:<br /><br />PST: $0.42 (7%) <br />GST: $0.30 (5%)<br /><br />If what you're saying is true then I would have paid GST on $5.99 + $0.42 = $6.41. 5% of $6.41 is $0.32<br /><br />I think you need to double-check your facts.Robert W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11450265399740128136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14015236.post-7808747403927869092009-05-16T14:11:00.000-07:002009-05-16T14:11:00.000-07:00Just a small correction, Robert, because GST is ca...Just a small correction, Robert, because GST is calculated on the purchase <I>including</I> PST the total is higher than 12%.<br />You just have to love that taxes on taxes thing, so canerdian.David in North Burnaby BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660731947857473298noreply@blogger.com