The B.C. Liberal government’s plan to combine the provincial and federal sales taxes into a broader 12-per-cent harmonized sales tax got a rough ride from the public during recent budget consultations by the legislature committee on finance.

The report on those consultations, released Friday, highlighted support for the tax from exporters, business leaders, the resource industries and chambers of commerce. But that emphasis mainly showed the hand of the Liberal majority on the committee. There was no disguising that the bulk of the feedback — almost 3,500 submissions, mostly written or on-line — was strongly negative about the government’s post-election surprise.

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