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 ==What is sales tax?==
-Sales tax consists of a federal sales tax (5%) and a provincial sales tax (7%). (On April 1, 2013, British Columbia abandoned the harmonized sales tax of 12%, or HST.)
+You pay the sales tax on most things you buy or use. They include clothing, furniture, restaurant meals, phones, taxis, etc. There are a few exceptions. For example, there is no sales tax on groceries, rent, and public transit.
-You pay the sales tax on most things you buy or use. They include clothing, furniture, restaurant meals, phones, taxis, etc. There are a few exceptions. For example, there is no sales tax on groceries, rent, and public transit.
+Sales tax consists of a federal sales tax (5%) and a provincial sales tax (7%). (In 2013, British Columbia abandoned the harmonized sales tax, or HST, that combined the federal and provincial sales taxes into a single sales tax of 12%.)
 ==What is property tax?==