Finance committee  On page 381 of the English version of the budget, there are no numbers for that. It is less than $1 million.

Finance committee  It is a matter of excise tax on fuel-efficient vehicles.

Finance committee  Yes, it was an amendment.

Finance committee  The proposed amendment seeks to resolve a technical problem. Libraries and schools currently get a rebate. The GST is the federal component of the HST. Until now, the rebate did not apply when books were acquired for resale because, technically speaking, a donation was considered

Finance committee  Through a statement. When a person arrives in Canada, they generally have to declare how many days they will be here. The customs officers use that statement to determine whether to apply a tax or not.

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  It is important to understand that, before the recent change was made to the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, vehicles rented abroad could not enter Canada. In budget no. 2 of last year, we included an amendment to let foreign cars enter the country. When these vehicles were not allowe

Finance committee  It was not a tax rule.

Finance committee  Yes. This information is found in the budget document. Let me just find it. It's on page 381 of the budget document. Essentially, the costing here has been done for all the health care measures that are included in this bill. The cost for 2012-13 would be $3 million; for 2013-1

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  The amendment I talked about involving B.C. generally applies after March 2013. April 1, 2013, is the date on which B.C. has decided to reinstate their provincial sales tax.

Finance committee  It's for the services that pharmacists are entitled to provide under provincial legislation.

Finance committee  Why do pharmacists lobby the government? Basically you will have to ask the Pharmacists Association that. But as a general benefit, it provides a benefit for the patient because they will not pay tax on the value of their service.

Finance committee  Just as an economic principle, their services will not be subjected to tax. That's usually an advantage.

Finance committee  The inputs related to the supply of those newly exempted services can be viewed mainly as the salary of the pharmacist or the pharmacist's employee.