PST back down to 7% today.

[Carrie]

http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/nrm_news_...035-000876.htm

starting today.. pst is 7% instead of 7.5%

make sure you don't over pay on what you buy!

-accountantcarrie

[miss.myra]

Man I totally misread the headline and thought the PST was slashed BY 7%

I was thinking ".5% pst, SWEET!"

[Carrie]

poor myra.

[stringbeans]

yay, so i save half a cent on a $1 chocolate bar!

[Kraig]

This savings really doesn't mean all that much, but I guess every little bit helps.

They were saying that the savings for a family of four, would be roughly $80/year.

[stringbeans]

wweeeaaakkk

[Carrie]

better then nothing!

[charly]

may not be much, but it's better than an increase of .5%!

just in time for shopping.. heh

[galaxie]

haha
I love it when people get all excited about small cuts like this. Granted, it IS better than nothing, but it was SO funny when I came in to work this morning and all the ladies were discussing it with excitement. Then I broke it to them that the average savings would only be $80/year per household...they looked kinda like "What?!" heh.

[Carrie]

but as an accountant.. i see how much pst businesses collect and have to pay the gov't. ... and thats a lot of money

[Hot Karl]

well, this tax cut is worth practically nothing.

unless you plan to buy something pretty big in the future. besides, it's better than nothing.

[e_BoY]

bah their just trying to make themselves look good cause elections are coming up next year was it? anyhoo .5% cut is better then nothing. as long as theres no raises

[penguinabc123]

hahaha awseome, and im sure ill notice all my savings, wait probably not becuase most places i go just raised there prices *ahem*starbucks...

[penguinabc123]

hmmm, maybee i shouldnt speak on this im not overly educated when it comes to those things...

*hushes up*