To receive my vote on the harmonized sales tax referendum, the tax on restaurant meals must be removed. Taxing our greatest pleasures is always unwise -- but particularly so when there is no net benefit to be received. We are still waiting for the business savings to trickle down to us.
This could be financed by cancelling the 2011 income tax cut and increasing business income taxes so the HST is revenue neutral to both business and individuals.
With beautiful B.C.'s many lifestyle advantages we do not need our taxes to be much lower than Alberta and Ontario to attract people and capital.
The $500 per year our family spends on restaurant HST represents more than two-thirds of our total sales tax increase, and is about the same as all of the Liberal income tax cuts in past years.
If the HST and stricter liquor policies cause our favourite restaurants to close, there will be hell to pay.
Jim Ash
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=> Totally agree!!!
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