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Increase in sales tax may speed auto sales
Increase in sales tax may speed auto sales

Increase in sales tax may speed auto sales

Date4/26/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Increase in sales tax may speed auto sales
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0009962F
      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
      Joseph Bobyk sits in front of a gift boutique in his Avenue Rd. beauty salon which is designed to boost sales and increase service. [Incompelte]
      Joseph Bobyk sits in front of a gift boutique in his Avenue Rd. beauty salon which is designed to boost sales and increase service. [Incompelte]
      Lennon, Frank
      8/10/1970
      Custom cut: Arthur Frderico, Toronto branch manager for Reilly Lock, displays some of the locks and keys his company offers including an $8 pick-proof deadbolt. Reilly's sales which last year reached $1.5 million are on the increase this year as homowners
      Custom cut: Arthur Frderico, Toronto branch manager for Reilly Lock, displays some of the locks and keys his company offers including an $8 pick-proof deadbolt. Reilly's sales which last year reached $1.5 million are on the increase this year as homowners
      Beaty, Keith
      7/29/1982
      John A. Sawyer. Canadian businessmen are reasonably optimistic about the economy next year, a University of Toronto forum was told yesterday. Two economists, Douglas Peters, of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, and John A. Sawyer, of the U of T School of Business, saw a strong economic recovery. Jerry McAfee, president of Gulf Oil Canada, predicted an increase in natural gas and oil sales, and J.S. Dewar, president of Union Carbide Canada saw modest profits in chemicals.
      John A. Sawyer. Canadian businessmen are reasonably optimistic about the economy next year, a University of Toronto forum was told yesterday. Two economists, Douglas Peters, of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, and John A. Sawyer, of the U of T School of Business, saw a strong economic recovery. Jerry McAfee, president of Gulf Oil Canada, predicted an increase in natural gas and oil sales, and J.S. Dewar, president of Union Carbide Canada saw modest profits in chemicals.
      Spremo, Boris
      12/9/1970
      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
      Draught beer will be subject to a 10 - per-cent sales tax and the gallonage tax will go up 27 1/2 percent
      Draught beer will be subject to a 10 - per-cent sales tax and the gallonage tax will go up 27 1/2 percent
      Ross, Fred
      3/28/1972
      Question period: At the 1993 Toronto auto show, GM of Canada will again employ 'customer service representatives' instead of dealer sales staff
      Question period: At the 1993 Toronto auto show, GM of Canada will again employ 'customer service representatives' instead of dealer sales staff
      Faught, Ken
      2/12/1992
      New model: Sun Hak Park, president of Hyundai Auto Canada, sits behind the steering wheel of one of his weapons against sales decline: an improved Stellar compact, with larger engine, improved suspension and transmission and restyled front end
      New model: Sun Hak Park, president of Hyundai Auto Canada, sits behind the steering wheel of one of his weapons against sales decline: an improved Stellar compact, with larger engine, improved suspension and transmission and restyled front end
      Mahler, John
      1/7/1986
      Car sales manager Henry Turbis fears bad economic news from the auto industry is scaring people away from buying cars - making the industry's health even worse
      Car sales manager Henry Turbis fears bad economic news from the auto industry is scaring people away from buying cars - making the industry's health even worse
      Darrell, Dick
      2/13/1970
      'The auto industry in Canada invests only one-tenth as much in R&D, relative to sales, as the average for other industrialized countries.'
      'The auto industry in Canada invests only one-tenth as much in R&D, relative to sales, as the average for other industrialized countries.'
      Beaty, Keith
      2/9/1983
      David Collier, president of General Motors of Canada, says the auto industry's current sales slump is due to consumers' fears about the future rather (...)
      David Collier, president of General Motors of Canada, says the auto industry's current sales slump is due to consumers' fears about the future rather (...)
      Collier, David
      3/27/1975
      Gloomy forecast: Grocery store owner Jean Deimantis fears many customers will be hard hit if Michael Wilson's new sales tax is extended to include food
      Gloomy forecast: Grocery store owner Jean Deimantis fears many customers will be hard hit if Michael Wilson's new sales tax is extended to include food
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/27/1989