On 2001-10-04 11:16, James Sedgwick wrote:

> I thought NS had HST, combined GST and prov tax with the same rules 
> applying to everything, 15% or 0%, no half and half

Nope. As I said, printed books at least, are exempt from the "provincial 
portion" of the HST. They stayed at 7%. See:

<http://www.novascotiabusiness.com/publications/startbus/taxes.htm>
<http://www.fin.gc.ca/news96/data/96-075_1e.html> (under "Treatment of 
Books")
<http://www.gov.ns.ca/finance/minister/taxharm/consumer.htm>
<http://www.gov.nb.ca/0162/tax/6e1620fn.htm#item18>

OK? Everyone convinced, now? :-)

-- Michael

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