[bcrdukes]

There's always a trade-off. Since a majority of the membership base is in BC, implementing the HST in British Columbia could lead to annual savings of approximately $150 million in administrative costs for businesses. Although BC initially adopted the HST in 2010, it was repealed in 2013 after a referendum. The HST was found to have potentially increased costs for families compared to the separate GST and PST system. However, its benefits for business efficiency could still be significant if reconsidered in the future.

Benefit: $150M in savings, not having useless gov't employees waste taxpayer money
Who loses: Regular people because people who think they are rich, are not, and should be spending their money more wisely.