Holloway. second vice-president
of the Certified General Accoun-
tants Association of B.C.,
“Grocery stores will be one of the
major tax confusion zones.

“Basic groceries will not be
subject to the GST. Statistics
Canada predicts basic grocery

BUDGETING AND comparison
shopping take on new mean-
ing with the arrival of the seven"
per cent goods and services tax.
Here are some basic guidelines
to help you negotiate your way
through the minefield.
According to Maureen

WHAT'S UP
Clothing up 5.9%
Footweor up 6.3%
Restaurant Meals up 5.2%
Hotel/Motel Room up 5.7%
Rent up .3%
Drycleaning up 5.3%
Hair Styling Services up 5.9%
Movie Admission up 5.6%
Sobscripeos wp 5%,
Cob Fore up 4.8%
Safety Deposit Box up 6.2%
Donce Lesson up 6.4%
All-Terrain Bicycle up 6.1%
Pain Reliever/Cold Capsules up 2.2%

Rosie Monty Home Telephone

WHAT’S DOWN

Basic Groceries down .8%

Beer dewn 1.8%

Toothpaste down 1.1%

Toiletries ond Cosmetics down .4%

New Car down 3.5-4.5%

Furniture down 1.8%

Household Applionces down 1%

Ges dov-n 1.6%

Bus Fare down 1.2%

University Tuition down .1%

Golf Clubs down 1.2%

Vidzo Cassetie Recorder down 1%
20" Coleur TV down 1%
Monthly Coblevision
down 4.4%

Distence Call:
conte

FAST COLLISION REPAIRS

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Norwesters Track and Field Club is inviting new members to join.
Registration night and Annual General Meeting will be held on 29
January, 1991 at 7 p.m. Meeting location is the Capilano Library
Meeting Room in Edgemont Village.
Specialized Coaching in: Sprints

Distance

Hurdles

Jumps— long, high, triple, pole vault

Throws— shot, discus, javelin
Available for ages 9 years through Masters.
Training is supervised by nationally certified coaches.
Come to the meeting or contact:

Donalda Thitchner 987-8814
Dawn Copping 929-3554

prices will drop one per cent due
to the removal of the manufactur-
ers’ tax paid indirectly through
administration costs. But the
grocery store sells a lot more than
groceries and consumers will find
non-taxable and taxable items
mixed along the shelves.’’

Basically, groceries purchased in
bulk quantities will not be taxed.
But — here’s where it gets confus-
ing — small prepared portions will
be taxed.

Cleaning products, facial and
bathroom tissue, magazines and
snack foods such as soft drinks
and potato chips will also be sub-
ject to the GST. And you may
find your headache worsening in-
stead of easing when you buy pain
reliever — non-prescription drugs,
including Tylenol, will be taxed.

It will take time to catch on to
the system of what’s taxed and
what isn’t. If you have any doubts
about how much you’re paying,
ask.

The guidelines are simpler when
it comes to the question of pay-
ment for services — consumers
will pay tax on virtually every ser-
vice available.

So, when you play a round of
golf, go to the movies, buy an
annual health club membership or
hire a mechanic or a lawyer,
you'll be charged tax.

And when you head off on your
shopping trip, expect pricing in-
consistencies.

Says Holloway: ‘There has
been a lot of controversy about
whether the GST should be shown
separately on invoices. Revenue
Canada is giving businesses the
option of adding the tax at the
cash register or including it in the
sticker price.”

AS consumers, we're condition-
ed to comparison shop. It will be
a more complicated exercise under
the GST.

For example, the sticker price
of a video game at Store ‘‘A”’ is
$30 (GST excluded); at Store
**B,’’ it’s $32.10 (GST included).
Gut reaction has you heading
back to Store ‘‘A’’ — but once it
tacks on the GST, you end up
paying $32.10 anyway.

BB racer DOMEINC.

ae

Clifford A. Grandison

The appointment of Clifford
A. Grandison to the position
of Vice-President, Corporate
Development, Piacer Dome
Inc., has been announced by
Tony Petrina, President and
Chief Executive Officer. Mr.
Grandison was formerly Vice-
President and Treasurer of
the Corporation. In his new
position, effective January 1,
1991, Mr. Grandison will play
a key role in the development
and implementation of Placer
Dome'’s world-wide corporate
Strategies with respect to ac-
quisitions, asset management
and corporate structure.
Placer Dome Inc. is an
international mining company
based in Vancouver, British
Columbia.

Friday, January 25, 1991 - North Shore News - 13

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