British Columbia: UBCIC Chiefs Council Rejects HST - Vote Yes To Extinguish The HST

British Columbia: UBCIC Chiefs Council Rejects HST - Vote Yes To Extinguish The HST   The Chiefs Council of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs passed Resolution 2011-21 “UBCIC Rejection of the HST” rejecting the unilaterally-imposed Harmonized Sales Tax, given the complete lack of consultation with First Nations and lack of expert economic or legal study on the impacts of HST on First Nations in B.C.   "The UBCIC struck a HST Committee to review the potential impacts of the HST on First Nations. We...

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