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British Columbia HST Notice No. 2, “Point-of-Sale Rebates for British Columbia HST”

Tax Development Nov 16, 2009

The province of British Columbia issued this notice to provide details on the point-of-sale rebates of the seven per cent provincial component of HST that will apply to certain designated items, when HST becomes effective July 1, 2010.  Point-of-sale rebates will apply in British Columbia to motor fuel, books, children’s clothing and footwear, children’s diapers, children’s car seats and booster seats and feminine hygiene products.

BC HST Notice 2