Harmonized Sales Tax
Harmonized Sales Tax is a tax imposition opposed by First Nations in 2010.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- October 2013: In 2010, the Ontario government confirmed that Status Card holders remain exempt from the eight per cent provincial portion of this 13 per cent tax.[2]
- July 2019: The Harmonized Sales Tax in Ontario consists of the federal Goods and Services Tax and the Provincial Sales Tax. Purchases made on-reserve or delivered to a reserve are exempt from the full 13% Harmonized Sales Tax.[3]
- August 2020: First Nations people with a Certificate of Indian Status are exempt from the provincial portion of this tax.[4]
- June 2021: First Nations leadership and the Chiefs of Ontario worked together to defeat the imposition of this tax in 2010.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ontario Regional Chief Candidate: Nathan Wright", Anishinabek News, 9 June 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Thunder Bay welcomes Aboriginal dollars", Anishinabek News, 17 October 2013 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Point-of-sale PST exemption in Ontario: What you need to know", Anishinabek News, 24 July 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Opinion: Economic Development: Zhooniyaa, and you – A lesson on taxation", Anishinabek News, 12 August 2020 (archived copy; original article).