老牌酒家撐不住 Victoria

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老牌酒家撐不住

[2010-12-23]

圖文：本報記者徐嘉銘

位於溫東維多利亞街（Victoria Dr.）的老字號金天鵝酒家，將於明年1月17日易手，酒家何姓東主無奈表示，統一銷售稅（HST）讓酒家生意大跌，不得不讓他選擇退出。
該酒家東主周三坦承，HST是12%，顧客在吃完付賬時，除了HST 12%之外，還要付10%的小費，出來用餐的意願就會減弱。
他說，因為HST直接影響生意，不得不賣盤，雖然遺憾，也沒辦法。他又指出，如果HST降低稅率或甚至取消的話，不排除會考慮東山再起。
金天鵝酒家曾於2007年獲溫哥華最佳酒家榮譽，而今要易手，令何老闆不勝唏噓。
另外，位於溫市固蘭湖街（Granville St.）的太子海鮮酒家已於上周三易手，經過簡單裝修，改名為西南海鮮酒家，在本周二開張。該酒家一職員周三表示，他不能代老闆接受訪問，但相信老闆有絕對信心，才敢接手經營，逆市而上。

elan7e

回復 49# lo_pak

完全同意。

sheep

If you ask me if the HST is lowered to 10%, I will say "Yes"
lo_pak 發表於 2010-12-25 23:25

    Win Win

lo_pak

回復 48# elan7e

It all depends on how much you earn. Remember there is a HST refund for people whose earning is at the 1st tax bracket. The refund money should roughly balance what you will pay, or a bit more. However, if you are at the 2nd level or higher, you will be suffered...

According to the idea of HST, it benefits business in the way that you can claim back more tax on equipment renewal or other hardware upgrade, which you cannot do in the old days. It may have bigger effects on big business but certainly not the small one. How often will a small business renew their machines if they are still losing money or tight on budget?? And, for the big companies, how can the gov't "estimate" the tax business save will turn out to hire more workers?? It's more like just a "wish"...

All in all, in conclusion:

1) for companies making profits, they are winners as it seems like there's a tax credit gov't will award you if you renew your machines, which increase your profitibility.
2) for small companies making no profits and will not upgrade their hardware, sorry, there's no difference and you are wasting the "credit".
3) for restauants, obviously it's a big hit because it decreases consumers' incentive to spend.
4) as a customer/general public, you have to pay more (but not too much) on your daily expenditure.

On the HST topic, if you ask me if I support the current HST or not, I will say "No".
If you ask me if the HST is lowered to 10%, I will say "Yes". Reason - Not contradicting, rather than wasting time and resource on the "dirty" debating of the politics, I will let that settle and move forward...

On the election, rather than voting between "Liberal" and "NDP", I will "go" and "throw in" a "blank" vote. Reason - I don't like "Liberal" in this regards and I'm disappointed for what they've done. However, on the other hand, I don't like "NDP" in all manners. Having a "blank" vote is not doing nothing, it shows that how many "middlers" like me are existing. When the parties are being elected, they will need to think about how to gather the attention of these "middlers" in the next next election.

elan7e

HST在日常生活中其實實質影响是比我們的想象中少，因不是所有消費都要比HST，但影响還是存在。心理影响的效果繼而引發連銷反麼就非常和深遠，現在根本各行各業都受影响。

為什么這個政府只顧及大商家利益，我們小市民怎樣生存？

加稅可以刺激經濟，無論政府解釋多少次都不明白，不認同。

如果有ICAC，會不會研究有否須要深入研究？

lo_pak

回復 46# sheep

The biggest hit of HST goes to the servicing sector, which needs only collect GST (5%) in the old days but HST (12%) for now. It's not because they "finally" have to pay more tax, but rather, it's their customers (the terminal consumer, which is ultimately, the general public).

In your example of flowers, it's more likely because the promotion of HST, the customers (the terminal consumer) are less willing to purchase the flower more frequently. It turns out that there is an "increasing chance" for the $50.00 worth of unsold goods to be written off.

After having the HST for almost half a year in BC, in my observation as being a customer (the terminal consumer), for most goods that you have to pay PST and GST in the past, there's no difference as it is now. But, for servicing business like banking, accounting, legals, dining restaurants, sales agents, etc., as "customer" we will have to pay more tax. But for the business themselves, it's still tax neutual. As a general public, how usual do you use those services other than banking and dining out?

In addition, for real estates that worth more than $500-$600K (can't remember correct number), there will be a difference too.

sheep

開舖頭嘅
講野啦
唔該
好混亂呀
咁支唔支持去廢咗佢呢？

lo_pak

回復 44# sheep

Admin fee is valid for PST, not GST I think...
And, for GST/HST reporting, you can choose between once a year, once a quarter, or even once a month. The HST refund should be received promptly.

sheep

回復 41# lo_pak


    以前代收GST
收一蚊繳一蚊
重有手續費收
今日要先繳
賣唔出嘅就大婆等
我諗佢哋係咁意思

lo_pak

回復 42# Tinon

No, that $6.0 is redeemable... If the worth of remaining good is going to write off, it's the same in the old days as it is now.