- HST is in reality the Harper Sales Tax

G&M: B.C. Dispatch, Harper so far unscathed by HST blowback, David Parkins for The Globe and Mail, Friday, Oct. 02, 2009
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/harper-so-far-unscathed-by-hst-blowback/article1308907/
Tab 4

"Competitive pressure is expected to force business to pass on much of the tax savings over time."

This has echos of Brian Mulrouney's pitch when he brought in the GST - vis.: prices would go down since businesses would be compelled to pass on the savings from the elimination of the manufacturing tax.

That was a crock then and its a crock now.