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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 3:06 pm
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Originally Posted by The Lev
On International flights (outside of Canada and US), GST to does not apply to the flight itself, so you are basically paying tax on a tax - the HST applies to the "Canada Security Charge (CA) 25.91"
Actually, it applies to the $25.00 SQ charge (Airport Improvement Fee). $25 x 13% = $3.25
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