Today the Liberal Government of Quebec announced several new taxes to be dumped on their citizenry to pay for large Government programs. The sales tax alone is going to rise to nearly 10% by 2012. When the people of Quebec are paying the highest sales tax in the country, I'm sure the federal Liberal Party idea of raising the GST will be very popular in la belle province. But it doesn't stop with just the sales tax; there will be increases in the gas tax, healthcare fees, tuition fees, and costlier electricity rates. I'm REALLY glad that I don't live in Quebec.
I think this is nuts and the Charest Government has lost its mind. That is my opinion, which Chantal Hebert would likely qualify as "Quebec bashing". Perhaps you recall in when Charest introduced a massive new fee of up to $5000 on cars that don't meet the toughest emissions standards in North America. A very small proportion of automobile manufacturers produce models who meet those standards, ergo the large majority of Quebecers who buy a new car will have to pay a thousand dollar fine to the Provincial Government. Jim Prentice came out and said that Quebecers may not appreciate paying these lofty fines, and Chantal vehemently decried the Environment Minister's statement as "Quebec bashing".
With Ignatieff all but saying he is going to have to raise taxes to pay for his field of dreams, each new tax that Charest dumps on his people will make the federal Liberal platform less palatable in those 75 affected ridings. This begs the question, which provincial premier is the most out of control?
"The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward."
-John Maynard Keynes
Yes, and we have Montreal Mayor Tremblay smiling away because he will be getting his share of the gas tax. No thought of cutting down on consultants (lawyers for example when the city already has lawyers on staff) or administrators or blue collar workers.
ReplyDeleteQuebec of course has no thought of getting rid of half of the Ministry of Education, starting with those behind the failure of the "reform".
I doubt quebecers are worried about any of this. Real Canadians will just have to up equalization payments to ease the extra tax load on the citezens of quebec. If the ROC voted them out of confederation we would have nothing to worry about.
ReplyDeleteRob C
your out of control premier question should have included all the above. at least have it mcfly and campbell on the same line. they are by far the worst. does anyone care what quebecers have to pay? i say its about time those freeloaders paid something.
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