OTTAWA — An overwhelming majority of people in Ontario and British Columbia oppose the HST, with most believing the biggest winners from the new tax will be the provincial and federal governments, according to results of the latest poll. Both Ontario and B.C. plan to combine their provincial sales taxes with the federal goods and services tax on July 1. The new measure will raise the amount of tax paid on items such as gasoline in Ontario, and phone and cable bills in B.C. Eighty-two per cent of British Columbians and 74 per cent of Ontarians oppose the tax, according to the Ipsos Reid survey, commissioned by Canwest News Service and Global National. Moreover, 56 per cent of B.C. respondents and 52 per cent of those in Ontario believe the HST will hurt their provincial economies.
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