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Walter Valentan, left, Harry Fine, centre, and Rob McNaughton, representing the bowling industry, see dire times with new sales tax.
Walter Valentan, left, Harry Fine, centre, and Rob McNaughton, representing the bowling industry, see dire times with new sales tax.

Walter Valentan, left, Harry Fine, centre, and Rob McNaughton, representing the bowling industry, see dire times with new sales tax.

Date10/25/1989
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0127288F
All Ready: Toronto retailer Alan Goouch has computers and software in place that will automatically calculate the new federal sales tax and Ontario sales tax on goods sold at his four clothing stores
All Ready: Toronto retailer Alan Goouch has computers and software in place that will automatically calculate the new federal sales tax and Ontario sales tax on goods sold at his four clothing stores
Loek, Dick
11/16/1999
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.
Lennon, Frank
8/15/1989
Tax fight: Walter and Elaine Schachtschneider, shown with Stefani, 1, and Gregory, 3, and their lawyer Marvin Huberman, below, are claiming the Charter of Rights and Freedoms forbids tax discrimination against married couples
Tax fight: Walter and Elaine Schachtschneider, shown with Stefani, 1, and Gregory, 3, and their lawyer Marvin Huberman, below, are claiming the Charter of Rights and Freedoms forbids tax discrimination against married couples
Stawicki, Andrew
9/3/1991
Tax fight: Walter and Elaine Schachtschneider, shown with Stefani, 1, and Gregory, 3, and their lawyer Marvin Huberman, below, are claiming the Chartre of Rights and Freedoms forbids tax discrimination against married couples
Tax fight: Walter and Elaine Schachtschneider, shown with Stefani, 1, and Gregory, 3, and their lawyer Marvin Huberman, below, are claiming the Chartre of Rights and Freedoms forbids tax discrimination against married couples
Toronto Star (Firm)
9/3/1991
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.
Dutton, Don
4/8/1975
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
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
4/14/1978
Master planners: Harold Chmara, left, and Ted Hall are planning how Th Hudon's Bay Co. will implement the new federal sales tax throughout its retailing empire, including the flagship Simpsons store in down town Toronto, where 100 cas registers must be repogrammed.
Master planners: Harold Chmara, left, and Ted Hall are planning how Th Hudon's Bay Co. will implement the new federal sales tax throughout its retailing empire, including the flagship Simpsons store in down town Toronto, where 100 cas registers must be repogrammed.
Gower, Patti
12/7/1989
Dan Bryk: New sales tax is making things tough on kids' fast-food urges.
Dan Bryk: New sales tax is making things tough on kids' fast-food urges.
Goode, Jeff
6/23/1982
Working wives are taking over from happy little homemakers as the most influential force shaping retail operations and advertising, according to Toronto adman David Cravit. Women like Carol Anne Calderone, shown with Cravit, are forcing stores to extend hours and change times of clearance sales. Toronto supermarkets are already experimenting with late shopping hours.
Working wives are taking over from happy little homemakers as the most influential force shaping retail operations and advertising, according to Toronto adman David Cravit. Women like Carol Anne Calderone, shown with Cravit, are forcing stores to extend hours and change times of clearance sales. Toronto supermarkets are already experimenting with late shopping hours.
Beaty, Keith
12/22/1977
A grade six education didn't stop Harry Graham from rising to the top in Cummins Diesel, North America's leading manufacturer of diesel engines - or from prospering in his own firm, IDMD, which makes sales-promotion kits
A grade six education didn't stop Harry Graham from rising to the top in Cummins Diesel, North America's leading manufacturer of diesel engines - or from prospering in his own firm, IDMD, which makes sales-promotion kits
Griffin, Doug
10/1/1985
Almost had 'em: Rolls-Royce on Bay general sales manager Steve Kastner (foreground) could almost see the color of their money as Wheels writers Carola Vyhnak and Bill Taylor spy a Rolls convertible
Almost had 'em: Rolls-Royce on Bay general sales manager Steve Kastner (foreground) could almost see the color of their money as Wheels writers Carola Vyhnak and Bill Taylor spy a Rolls convertible
Mahler, John
5/24/1988
John McNaughton Pres and CEO Spar Aerospace
John McNaughton Pres and CEO Spar Aerospace
Madonik, Rick
5/17/1991