XPost: can.general, van.general, vic.general 
 From: billvan22@dotheobvious.yahoo.ca 
  
 In article , 
  Klassen@UVic.CA (Melvin Klassen) wrote: 
  
 > On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 21:59:32, "Brock Bailey"  wrote: 
 > 
 > > with the current budget has the provincial sales tax gone up for general 
 > > items .... 
 > > higher than 7.5%   BC PST and they did increase it on booze and cigs but 
 > > what else? 
 > 
 > Check the BC "Consumer Taxation Branch" web-site: 
 > 
 > http://www.rev.gov.bc.ca/ctb/TaxRates.htm 
 > 
 > or the "BC Budget 2004" web-site:  http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca 
 > 
 > 
  
 There are no visible tax increases in the current budget. Booze and cigs 
 went up over the past few weeks to keep them out of the budget. The 
 sales tax did not change from 7.5 per cent. 
  
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