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TORONTO - Ontario residents buying bike helmets and some bicycles will
not have to pay provincial sales tax after Dec. 1.
Premier Dalton McGuinty said Friday that the province is lifting the
PST on bike helmets and bicycles under $1,000 to encourage people to
get active.
Mr. McGuinty said the tax exemption - promised in the Liberal platform
for the recent election - will encourage people to get outdoors and
ease congestion on the roads.
He says he hopes more people will try commuting to work by bike rather
than by car.
Pete Lilly, owner of a Toronto bike shop, welcomes the tax break,
saying it will be good for business.
The Liberals promised the tax exemption in their recent election
platform.
not have to pay provincial sales tax after Dec. 1.
Premier Dalton McGuinty said Friday that the province is lifting the
PST on bike helmets and bicycles under $1,000 to encourage people to
get active.
Mr. McGuinty said the tax exemption - promised in the Liberal platform
for the recent election - will encourage people to get outdoors and
ease congestion on the roads.
He says he hopes more people will try commuting to work by bike rather
than by car.
Pete Lilly, owner of a Toronto bike shop, welcomes the tax break,
saying it will be good for business.
The Liberals promised the tax exemption in their recent election
platform.