<P> On 1 July 2010 , the PST and GST were combined into the Harmonized Sales Tax ( HST ) levied according to the provisions of the GST . The conversion to HST was controversial . Popular opposition led to a referendum on the tax system , the first such referendum in the Commonwealth of Nations , resulting in the province reverting to the former PST / GST model on 1 April 2013 . </P>
<P> On 1 July 2010 , the PST and GST were combined into the Harmonized Sales Tax ( HST ) levied according to the provisions of the GST . The conversion to HST was controversial . Popular opposition led to a referendum on the tax system , the first such referendum in the Commonwealth of Nations , resulting in the province reverting to the former PST / GST model on 1 April 2013 . </P>
when did bc switch from hst to gst
when did bc switch from hst to gst
1 April 2013
1 April 2013