Sask Considering Combining GST & PST

It seems to be a fairly major initiative on the federal government's plate anyway. There doesn't seem to be a lot of takers ... however, I think that virtually all of the provinces are probably going to have to look at it," Gantefoer said in a telephone interview from his legislature office. Gantefoer said the federal government wants provinces to indicate by the time of the spring federal budget whether they are interested in harmonization. So as part of the province's own budget process, finance officials have been tasked to look at the ramifications for Saskatchewan of merging the five per cent PST with the federal tax, he said. When the provincial budget is delivered, which is usually at the end of March, the Sask. Party government expects to be able to either say no or indicate it's open to further discussions with the federal government on harmonization. http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=8eb22288-e9ee-422f-b45a-fcf25ae9a41e&k=88751

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