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PST- GST bad for construction and business association BC

Philip Hochstein, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C., called today’s referendum results a disappointment for the province and the construction industry.

By Dave Hamilton

Publisher

Philip Hochstein, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C., called today’s referendum results a disappointment for the province and the construction industry.

“British Columbians lost a powerful economic tool this past Friday – one that was already creating jobs, increasing investment, and building the construction industry,” said Hochstein. “Now B.C. will hand back $1.6 billion to the federal government and spend millions to move back to an old, inefficient tax system with no benefits.”

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Andrea Horton

About the Author: Andrea Horton

Andrea began her career in the newspaper industry in 2007 as a reporter with The Free Press in Fernie, B.C. In 2017, she relocated to Salmon Arm to work as the publisher of the Salmon Arm Observer.
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