"For example, going to a restaurant, currently we’re only paying 1 tax, but guess what, the restaurants are paying both taxes on all he ingredients. And guess how they’re paying for the PST? By hiding it in the cost of the food you ordered. You’re paying the PST right now but it’s hidden in the cost of the food when you pay. So when people say you’ll be paying more, you already are paying more and you don’t even know it…. It’s "hidden"
Mikes, food is not taxed on a provincial or federal level, this is a bad example. I own a restaurant and this example is misinformation. I my case the tax may hurt my business. Consumers do not have to pay PST or GST on food when they purchase it at a grocerie store. When the HST comes into effect consumers will have to pay an additional 12% for the pleasure of having someone else cook their food. The cost of my goods will not go down hence neither can my prices. I may get a marginal return on paper goods and cleaning supplies but not much.
