OT- Contractor

[Dave Cramer]

> now.)
>
> The GST regimen changes that, and has actually changed the shape of
> retailing, because it got rid of this "don't want to sell to
> individuals" mentality.  It didn't do so *completely*, but I recall in
> my youth that there were a whole lot of businesses that refused to
> sell to the public, which seemed mighty unfair, at the time.
>

Additionally since we now have "Free Trade" the GST actually makes us
more competitive selling to markets outside of Canada than the old
manufacturers sales tax. Since we do not charge GST to clients outside
of Canada. The old tax was paid to manufacturers by distributors which
would then pass it on to consumers on either side of the border. So an
item sold to a distributor with the old MST for 100.00 would have 15
dollars of tax in it regardless who it was sold to. Now if it is sold
across the border there is no tax.

Dave
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