I recently bumped into a high school acquaintance at a cocktail party. We always got along. He owns a BMW/Land Rover dealership that's been in the family for over 30 years. He was telling me Quebec is a huge lease market. Biggest in Canada and quite probably in the world. We're that addicted to it.
I asked him if he believed if it was a function of economics; notably we're not a cash rich province. He doesn't "think" it is, it is in his view.
That's the part of the equation the anti-seperation forces try to drive home to those who want to split Canada in two: With what money do you want to do that? "C'est pas grave" one friend used to tell me. "Let's do it and worry about the particulars later."
Real sound. Wise indeed.
Yeesh.
In most states of the U.S. and in Canada, you don't pay sales tax on the entire value of a leased vehicle as you would if you purchased. You're only taxed on the portion of the value that you use during your lease. The tax is spread out and paid along with your monthly lease payment instead of being paid all at once.
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