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| E2EK1EL |
*** Are they going too far this time ???? Do they really need to slap on a GST on this ??? ***
It’s going to be tough to determine who will like the huge “S.A.R.S.-Aid” concert at Downsview Park more, the fans or the government.
While hundreds of thousands of folks are expected to pack the grounds for the huge show featuring the Rolling Stones, The Guess Who, AC/DC, Rush, and others, the federal government is licking their chops at the prospect of pulling in a mountain load of G.S.T. According to critics, Ottawa will make millions more than it put up to help bring the Stones and company to the city, through the goods and services tax on ticket sales and other spending by concert-goers.
“You have to understand that, when you go to the Treasury of Canada and ask for money to do a large mega-event, the first reaction is ‘Why would we do that? That's not really a good investment.’ So initially some people didn't see the magnitude of the possibility. But once they started to understand, everybody's on side,” said Liberal M.P. Dennis Mills.
So far 450,000 tickets have been sold for the July 30th event. In preparation, organizers say they’re working around the clock, and only the best in the business are setting up the event.
Some are annoyed the feds will make money, while others are totally enthusiastic about the show, saying it will help the city, province and the country.
July 10, 2003
http://www.pulse24.com/Showbiz/Top_...10-002/page.asp |
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| Pyromancer224 |
well...hopefully the money they make off of this will go back into the hotel/tourist industry
from what i've heard tickets are pretty cheap
and, depending on their estimates on how much they'll get back, this just may be repayment for the money they are investing into this
so it really depends on what they do with the profits
if its for another self indulgent world tour then :whip: |
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| bucky |
holy 450,000 tickets!!!!!!!!
i wanna go to see AC/DC, but also just for the fact of being at a concert with that many people. that's insane! |
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| torontotrance |
ROFL!
IT'S CANADA
my gosh...any chance the gov't gets to tax you....THEY WILL!
it's canada. |
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| djeso |
| it's all about the $$$ |
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| torontotrance |
you think the gov't would forgo the GST on 450,000 tickets...rofl
remember the gov't needs this to pay for all the damn programs.
don't like it...mail your mp |
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| AmbiguousBliss |
| quote: | Originally posted by Pyromancer224
from what i've heard tickets are pretty cheap
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Yeah, most are going for $21.50. |
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| StereoPrincess |
| They are also giving them away in 24's of Canadian Beer. 1 in 5 I believe. So go and drink your beer kids!!!! |
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| Ukrainianstud |
I still think the MOney they are going to spend on this Venue is not worth it. Yeah its going to Get the Older Gen to get off thier ass and become young again by smoking Weed and getting Drunk on over priced Beer. BUT WHAT ABOUT US, I mean TOTA's(lol)
WE need another type of fix other then older Rock groups(but it does allow us to see what the past held in terms of music).
BRING ON THE DJ's FROM AROUND THE WORLD, BRING ON OTHER ACTS
LET ThE YOUTH HAVE FUN TOO
VIVA TRANCE, VIVA PROG, VIVA ALL MUSIC OF THE WORLD |
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