Port Moody pushes back on province's proposed PST expansion

Port Moody pushes back on province’s proposed PST expansion

Port Moody council is asking the province to reconsider a proposed expansion of the provincial sales tax (PST), warning it could drive up costs for municipalities and ultimately taxpayers.

Port Moody pushes back on province's proposed PST expansion

Port Moody council is asking the province to reconsider a proposed expansion of the provincial sales tax (PST), warning it could drive up costs for municipalities and ultimately taxpayers. In a unanimous vote on June 9, council approved a resolution put forward by Coun. Kyla Knowles that will be submitted to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) for consideration at its annual convention this fall. Knowles told council the proposal comes at a ti…