Anything that reduces confusion and exceptions to tax laws looks good to me. Think of all the things that are exempt from GST and PST, throw them away, and combine the taxes into one. Easier for businesses, to be sure.

However, who will accept paying the combined tax on groceries?

Instead of McGuinty asking for money from the Feds to give to cities, i.e., interfering with provincial responsibilities, he should have the nerve to increase the PST, and give it to the cities.

With the current surplus, he could just give the equivalent amount without raising PST. Then he wouldn’t have so much left at the end of the year to spend on cricket clubs.

Time for McGuinty to live in tax harmony.

My impression was that they were more suggesting that Ontario harmonize with Ottawa rather than raise the PST, but I do find the whole thing somewhat confusing. What’s your take on it?