Many of the services and benefits Ontarian citizens enjoy are made possible through taxes.
You Asked
- How is my tax dollar spent by the Ontario government?
- What is the difference between provincial sales tax and goods and services tax?
- Where can I download the 2010 Ontario General Income Tax and Benefit package?
- Where can I go for help to complete my income tax and benefit return?
- Why is the HST the right thing to do now?
The HST is now in effect in Ontario. The 13% HST combines the 5% GST and the 8% PST into one tax and is collected by the federal government.
Books, children's clothing and footwear, car seats and car booster seats, feminine hygiene products, qualifying prepared food and beverages sold for $4.00 or less and print newspapers will be exempt from the Ontario portion (eight per cent) of the 13 per cent HST.
