The main rationale is essentially to align it with the way other countries that have a VAT and a cap-and-trade system in place.... Basically, it's aligning our GST rule with the VAT rule, with the way those other countries have done it in the past.
November 6th, 2018 / 3:50 p.m.
Director General, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
The main rationale is essentially to align it with the way other countries that have a VAT and a cap-and-trade system in place.... Basically, it's aligning our GST rule with the VAT rule, with the way those other countries have done it in the past.
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