PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Robb, N. TI - Harmonized sales tax a taxing issue for MDs in Atlantic Canada DP - 1997 Nov 15 TA - Canadian Medical Association Journal PG - 1411--1412 VI - 157 IP - 10 4099 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/157/10/1411.short 4100 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/157/10/1411.full SO - CMAJ1997 Nov 15; 157 AB - Physicians in 3 atlantic provinces say the linking of provincial sales taxes with the GST exacerbates the inequity physicians face because it yet again adds to their overhead costs. Physicians in Nova Scotia have already won an annual rebate to compensate them for the heavier tax burden. Doctors in the Maritimes warn that heavier taxes make recruiting there even more difficult.