Mass Spectrometry. 1. In order to measure the characteristics of individual molecules, a mass spectrometer converts them to ions so that they can be moved about and manipulated by external electric and magnetic fields. The three essential functions of a mass spectrometer, and the associated components, are:
As the tax is set at a fixed amount, insurance companies will be forced to pass the tax on to consumers in the form of higher premiums. This paper estimates the impact of this tax on individuals or, the share of the tax that will be (implicitly) paid by the average insured individual affected by it.
1 Pre-harmonization, Ontario car insurance premiums were not taxed GST or PST, and will not be taxed with the HST.  You will not see any changes to your Ontario home insurance premiums. Pre-harmonization, Ontario home insurance premiums were taxed PST (at 8%) but not GST. Under the HST, Ontario home insurance premiums will continue to be taxed at a rate of 8 per cent. Note the federal portion of the HST (5%) will not be applied to your Ontario home insurance premiums.