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Weekly Poll for December 11, 2009
The new Harmonized Sales Tax in Ontario will take effect July 1, 2010.
Do you expect your company to benefit from sales tax harmonization?
| Yes |
 47% |
| No |
 53% |
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| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Canada’s Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
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1. December 15, 2009 — I can hardly wait for the HST to be implemented. I can then afford some very costly renos to my house, which I noticed were way too expensive to have done. The underground economy is going to flourish like it never did before. I work very hard for my money. The HST, which is suppose to help politicians and business, is not going to help me or any of my cohorts at all. Things are going to get a lot worse. It’s all about survival, not profits now. Oh and I have already started looking for a more stable province to run my business from. Three hundred and fifty jobs out of Ontario and set up again in the US. Thanks Canada. Respond to this comment
Dave Fulton, Supervisor, Toronto