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The Anishinabek Nation is calling for retailers to honour point-of-sale tax exemptions after community members reported being gouged by companies."Even after the province has sent out notices

While some First Nations people are planning to hold onto their sales receipts, others are not happy with having to pay the provincial portion of the HST tax.

Point of sale savings to resume Sept. 1

The federal and provincial governments have come to an agreement with First Nation leaders about continuing the point of sale tax exemption for First Nation people under Ontario's new HST, which

A meeting between the ministers of finance for Ontario and Canada and First Nation leaders failed to find a solution to keep point of sale tax exemption in place once the new harmonized sales tax (HST) comes into effect July 1.

“We have a treaty right and we want that right to be honoured,” Peter Collins, chief of Fort William First Nation said during an anti-HST protest.

The Ontario government is working with Ontario First Nations to continue point of sale tax exemptions when the new HST takes effect July 1. A memorandum of agreement between the Chiefs of Ontari