Taxes in BC, especially at restaurants can be very confusing!! While you will be charged the GST on the full amount of your drinks and meal, you will only need to pay the full 7% PST on Sugary / Soda drinks, and a 10% PST on Alcoholic beverages.
PST exemptions in British Columbia (from: gov.bc.ca) In some cases provincial sales tax (PST) doesn't need to be paid on purchases or leases. The following exemptions are available to everyone and don't require any documentation:
GST/HST Exempt Items across Canada (from taxtips.ca)
Taxable goods and services, for purposes of GST and HST, include items which are zero-rated. That is, these items are considered taxable, but the tax rate is zero. These zero-rated items include things such as:
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