I'm in Ontario, Canada, where we have a 14% combined provincial (7%) and federal (7%) sales tax. Some provinces have different provincial sales-tax rates so the 14% is not national. Alberta (oil rich) has no provincial sales tax, so they pay only 7%.
The tax is added at the register. So an item that's listed as $1.99 will cost $2.27. It's just the way it is. There was some debate a few years ago about forcing retailers to list the tax-included price, but it was decided not to do this.
I prefer the EU way, as shopping here is constant math... :P
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Jason @ Sep 14th 2007 12:05PM
I'm in Ontario, Canada, where we have a 14% combined provincial (7%) and federal (7%) sales tax. Some provinces have different provincial sales-tax rates so the 14% is not national. Alberta (oil rich) has no provincial sales tax, so they pay only 7%.
The tax is added at the register. So an item that's listed as $1.99 will cost $2.27. It's just the way it is. There was some debate a few years ago about forcing retailers to list the tax-included price, but it was decided not to do this.
I prefer the EU way, as shopping here is constant math... :P