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==What is sales tax?==
==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, and reverted to the federal/provincial sales taxes of 5% and 7% respectively.)   
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.


==What is property tax?==
==What is property tax?==
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