In Print: Goods and Services Tax Reaches a Difficult Age

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In this In Print issue, PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Mike Firth and Brian Wurts discuss how the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has performed since its start in 1991 and how the federal government and province might overcome the obstacles to a national sales tax. They identify the GST's successes and the following two key failures:

  • Its frequent reliance on retroactive tax amendments
  • Its failure to harmonize comprehensively with the provinces

Read the article below to learn more.