Re: [Paddlewise] Run for the border

From: Wes Boyd <boydwe_at_dmci.net>
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 08:47:06
At 10:49 PM 5/31/00 -0700, Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures Ltd wrote:

>I believe you can only have the 7% GST refunded by the government not the 8%
>PST. I know that is a fact with the provincial sales tax in British Columbia
>( from years in retail selling to American tourists ). The Ontario PST mat
>be different but I don't think so. With the exchange rate the way it is it
>is still probably cheaper to buy in Canada.
>
You're probably right. I was so focused on the duty question that I only
gave a lick and a promise to the tax question so I could easily have missed
something. You're right, it still appears to be a deal worth the drive.

-- Wes

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