I just wanted to take the time for everyone to start Finally sitting up and taking notice about the new ontario HST (or as I call it the Hated Sales Tax!).
It seems to me that the vast majority of people are not sitting up and taking notice about what is being propsed here and are letting the cat out of the bag before they can tie it up. We, as a Province, have to take the time to educate us on what is and will become the Largest Tax Hike In The History Of Ontario.
Do we really want to sit back and wait until every single one of us being hit by an 8% tax increase on almost everything we buy?
We have to take action NOW! To stop this tax ruining our already fragile economy.
Now please let me explain that I am not against any tax increase, if you want your services to run well and to have more of what makes life good in the wonderful Province then each one of us must be willing to pay for our share.
My Issue is that this is a MASSIVE TAX HIKE and we can and should oppose such a massive increase on the cost of goods and services we all pay for daily.
I propose that we postpone this decission until we have a more robust ecnonomy that can withstand another massive hit, or cap the total HST at no more than 10%. This will still be a major hike in cost and drain on all of us but will still save each of us thousands a year in increased taxes.
Here is a small list of services currently only taxed at 5% going up to 13%.
Natural Gas bill
Internet bill
Water bill
Gas at the pumps- That is like 7 cents per L.
Hair cut
Massage therapy
Condo Maintenance Fees !
Commissions to Sell Your Home
Legal Fees
Home Inspections
Anything that requires labour around your house: plumber, electrician, painting, grass cutting ext.
Electricity bill- This is a good one.
Look at your electricity bill there is a charge on it for debt retirement charge. That is a charge for the huge debt the OPC ran up.
Only in Ontario would we pay tax on a debt, and only in Ontario would we increase this tax.
This is just a small list as there is so much more.
Stand up Ontario and tell him we cannot afford any more Mcguinty politics. No new taxes.
This is not the time to stay passive - Mcginty was voted in on the promise to "help families"!!! This couldn't do more to hurt families in these economic times. Put in the call Ontario - this tax will be pushed through before you know it!!!
Dalton McGuinty, Premier
Legislative Building
Queen's Park
Toronto ON M7A 1A1
Phone Number
(416) 325-1941
The HST will mean better jobs and will allow more people to realize the dream of home ownership.
ReplyDeleteA recent report by the TD Bank estimates the HST will reduce cost of doing business in Ontario by roughly $5.3 billion and that the majority of cost savings will be passed on immediately to consumers.
As a result of moving from two taxes to one, businesses across Ontario will save $500 million in paperwork costs. Realtors will receive tax credits for the things they need to run their business from vehicles to computers. As in other industries, realtors will be able to pass on savings to their customers.
Realtor have to ask themselves, are they going to hoard massive profits or be fair to their customers. We ask consumers will have to watch this too and chose our representative accordingly.
Prices will go up on some items. That’s why there is permanent income tax cuts for 93% of Ontarians.
Some people out there want to deceive the public into believing that this is a new tax on everything. This is absolutely false. In fact, the vast majority of items, about 80%, will see no change.
This is being done to create jobs. As the TD report stated, the HST “should help spur business investment, employment and income growth.”