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The Time is Still Right for BC’s HST
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| Citation | Alexandre Laurin and Poschmann, Finn. 2011. "The Time is Still Right for BC’s HST." ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. |
| Page Title: | The Time is Still Right for BC’s HST – C.D. Howe Institute |
| Article Title: | The Time is Still Right for BC’s HST |
| URL: | https://cdhowe.org/publication/time-still-right-bcs-hst/ |
| Published Date: | June 29, 2011 |
| Accessed Date: | January 14, 2026 |
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British Columbia is on the right track with its controversial move to a harmonized sales tax (HST), according to a C.D. Howe Institute report released today. In “The Time is Still Right for BC’s HST,” authors Finn Poschmann and Alexandre Laurin say the shift to a value-added taxes mirrors patterns in most of the developed world, and helped move the province from being a high tax, investment-unfriendly jurisdiction, to one which is domestically and internationally competitive – a more attractive home for investment and jobs.