Taxpayers in Ontario have good reason to be concerned with the prospect of another 8 per cent being added to the costs of many services with the new Blended Sales Tax (BST). While harmonizing the provincial sales tax may have many advantages in theory, now is the wrong time for Premier McGuinty to impose the new BST. However, if the Premier insists on plowing ahead, he should move to protect taxpayers by reducing the rate to 10 per cent.
