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Canada Prince Edward Island HST rise to 15%

  • Apr 20, 2016 | Richard Asquith
Canada Prince Edward Island HST rise to 15%

The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island is to raise its Harmonized Sales Tax rate from 14% to 15%.

The new 15% rate will apply from 1 October 2016.

HST is a blend of the federal Goods & Services Tax (GST) of 5%, plus the province’s Provincial Sales Tax (PST). Prince Edward Island is raising its PST – effectively from 9% to 10% - to get the new HST rate of 15%.

VP Global Indirect Tax
Richard Asquith
VP Global Indirect Tax Richard Asquith
Richard Asquith is the former VP Global Indirect Tax at Avalara