What is the HST?

What is the HST?:

The Ontario government brought in comprehensive tax changes to help create more jobs and spur economic growth. These changes included the HST and significant tax relief for businesses andpeople.

The HST makes Ontario more competitive and helps attract more investment and jobs. Manyeconomists and businesses agreed that replacing the PST with a single value-added tax, like theHST, was the most important change the Ontario government could make to strengthen Ontario's economic competitiveness.

The HST is part of the Ontario government's Open Ontario plan, which helps families and businesses by supporting economic growth and protecting the gains Ontarians have made in their schools and hospitals.