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Information is available online to help businesses prepare for the change in the provincial Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) rate for Oct. 1, 2016. The combined federal and provincial HST rate will be 15 per cent. Transitional rules are required to determine which tax rate will apply...

In the event of a work stoppage affecting postal mail delivery, the government of Prince Edward Island will ensure alternative pickup and delivery methods are available for important transactions with Islanders and businesses. Government departments have identified which services...

The provincial government has acted quickly on all of the recommendations in the Auditor General’s e-gaming report. Premier Wade MacLauchlan asked Finance Minister Allen Roach to coordinate an overall government response to the report’s 15 recommendations. “The Auditor General’s...

New housing is being built in Prince Edward Island even faster than in 2015, Finance Minister Allen Roach says. “The rebound in housing construction that began in mid-2015 has continued into the first half of 2016, and at an even faster pace,” Minister Roach said. “Combined with...

Cabinet has approved three changes to the province’s Liquor Control Act regulations addressing liquor licensing and consumption. The approved amendments align Prince Edward Island with the rest of Canada and specifically: 1. allow an individual or business to hold a liquor-agency...

A provincial economic update and second-quarter budget forecast both contain positive news for Islanders. The economic update and second-quarter forecast were tabled in the legislature today by Finance Minister Allen Roach. At $7.9 million, the projected 2016-17 deficit is $1.7...