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Mad as hell: Greengrocer Gus Karagianis has gathered 3,000 signatures opposing the 9 per cent tax
Mad as hell: Greengrocer Gus Karagianis has gathered 3,000 signatures opposing the 9 per cent tax

Mad as hell: Greengrocer Gus Karagianis has gathered 3,000 signatures opposing the 9 per cent tax

Date9/1/1989
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Bundles of support: Gordon Hutchinson (left), deputy commissioner of parks and recreation for North York, holds bundles of signatures from borough residents while Michael Nagy, chairman of the North York Olympic Committee, holds one of the bundles open to show some of signatures on a letter
Bundles of support: Gordon Hutchinson (left), deputy commissioner of parks and recreation for North York, holds bundles of signatures from borough residents while Michael Nagy, chairman of the North York Olympic Committee, holds one of the bundles open to show some of signatures on a letter
7/7/1976
Ontario symbol? Paul and Denese Coulbeck-Gipson have almost 1,000 signatures on a petition to have the bluebird named Ontario's official bird. They say that with its cheery song, it's a perfect symbol of all that's good about the province.
Ontario symbol? Paul and Denese Coulbeck-Gipson have almost 1,000 signatures on a petition to have the bluebird named Ontario's official bird. They say that with its cheery song, it's a perfect symbol of all that's good about the province.
2/26/1984
Blunt Message: From Weyburn, Sask., retired rancher Ray Balley says people would be mad enough to send in the troops if Quebec tried to get out of paying its 25 per cent share of the debt.
Blunt Message: From Weyburn, Sask., retired rancher Ray Balley says people would be mad enough to send in the troops if Quebec tried to get out of paying its 25 per cent share of the debt.
4/27/1992
A gamble: Gus Fisher will have to wait a year before he knows whether he ows this three storey store on Queen St. W. near Dufferin one of three properties he bought at a tax sale yesterday for $28,000. The owners can reclaim them by paying teh taxes, with
A gamble: Gus Fisher will have to wait a year before he knows whether he ows this three storey store on Queen St. W. near Dufferin one of three properties he bought at a tax sale yesterday for $28,000. The owners can reclaim them by paying teh taxes, with
2/1/1981
Collecting Tax for the Ontario government without pay has been a sore point with retailers, says Harry Botnick, a Yonge St. jeweller. He'll get $20 to $25 a month under the new budget for the couple of hours a month he spends totalling the tax.
Collecting Tax for the Ontario government without pay has been a sore point with retailers, says Harry Botnick, a Yonge St. jeweller. He'll get $20 to $25 a month under the new budget for the couple of hours a month he spends totalling the tax.
4/8/1975
Just like any other tax: Lawyer Andy Friedman, above, says we are the only country that still penalizes manufatcurers with a 13.5-per-cent tax.
Just like any other tax: Lawyer Andy Friedman, above, says we are the only country that still penalizes manufatcurers with a 13.5-per-cent tax.
10/10/1990
Testing the tax: U of T economist Peter Dungan and a colleague concluded in a study that a 9 per cent federal sales tax is likely to push by inflation.
Testing the tax: U of T economist Peter Dungan and a colleague concluded in a study that a 9 per cent federal sales tax is likely to push by inflation.
8/15/1989
Not enough: George Petrie, who spends about $5,200 a year for day care for his son Thomas, says the proposed $3,000 tax credit is inadequate
Not enough: George Petrie, who spends about $5,200 a year for day care for his son Thomas, says the proposed $3,000 tax credit is inadequate
3/30/1987
It's disappointment, but he'll go on sending his children to Catholic separate schools despite Ontario Premier William Davis decision not to grant further tax support to these schools, says Ron Stewart of Scarborough
It's disappointment, but he'll go on sending his children to Catholic separate schools despite Ontario Premier William Davis decision not to grant further tax support to these schools, says Ron Stewart of Scarborough
8/31/1971
Business demolished? Renovator Terry Mills fears that many jobs will disappear when the proposed 7 per cent goods and services tax takes effect.
Business demolished? Renovator Terry Mills fears that many jobs will disappear when the proposed 7 per cent goods and services tax takes effect.
3/26/1990
Retailer Gordon Frattini, above, complains that reduction in sales tax from 7 to 4 per cent will cost him $70 for adjustments to his electronic cash register
Retailer Gordon Frattini, above, complains that reduction in sales tax from 7 to 4 per cent will cost him $70 for adjustments to his electronic cash register
4/14/1978
Campaign manager: Kenneth Barnes, president of the Canadian Advertising Advisory Board, helped organize the forces which will take Newfoundland to court over its 4-per-cent tax on advertising.
Campaign manager: Kenneth Barnes, president of the Canadian Advertising Advisory Board, helped organize the forces which will take Newfoundland to court over its 4-per-cent tax on advertising.
10/9/1981