Is the suggested tax refund even practical?
Sep 15th, 2010 by elichan
The citizens are now indubitably enraged at our supposed leader, Gordon Campbell. Though many of us are doubtful of his claim that he had no intention of implementing the tax during the election, some are now already considering a subsequent issue. As Carole James declares, “British Columbians should receive a tax refund if a referendum goes against the harmonized sales tax,” is it actually ethical to go back and retrace all that money? For one, how are they to calculate how much they should give back to each individual, with the fact that the goods are needed to be separated and retaxed GST or PST? Though I would be content with the tax repealed with little or no refund, some citizens are contesting to have their money back, a “want” that is not completely necessary. Secondly, Colin Hansen has denounced the tax rebate, “British Columbians won’t receive an HST rebate even if they vote down the unpopular tax in next year’s referendum.” True, I find that the technical costs needed to continue forward with providing a rebate to the citizens will also be the money coming out of the taxpayers’ money. So where is the utility benefit of this issue?
I agree on the fact that the referendum might be unpractical. The idea that people would like to be compensated is fair, however it becomes redundant because tax payers pay for it.
I work retail so I whole heartedly agree. People took advantage of our “no tax” policy.
Great catch!