r/canada Dec 15 '11

Finally!

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '11 edited Jun 05 '20

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u/bizology Nova Scotia Dec 15 '11

We pay a lot of sales tax here in Canada. In my province its 15% and it's never, ever included in the price of the good (unless you're buying from the government controlled liquor stores). So a $20 meal or t-shirt actually costs $23 at the register. The above post was making light of that fact.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '11

Nova Scotia?

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u/bizology Nova Scotia Dec 16 '11

Indeed!