The Finance Minister in Quebec has stated that his Government is allowing for a 1% percent rise in the provincial sales tax. At present, the Quebec Sales Tax (QST) rate is 9.98%. The Government intentions to announce the changes in the next Budget. They would be fully applied by 2018.
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