We Oppose the Ontario Harmonization Tax
- al: We Oppose the Ontario Harmonization Tax
- destinatario: 5000 Signatures
PLEASE ONLY SIGN THIS PETITION IF YOU ARE FROM CANADA, and especially if you are a resident of Ontario, Canada.
We want the results to count! PLEASE POST YOUR NAME. To attain a high level of credibility for this petition, we will be deleting anonymous posts. Your address will not be displayed but is a required field.
As of July 1st, 2010, PST will apply to many things that it does not now apply to (see list below).
Let's not let this happen!
If we do not raise this issue with the Ontario Government, we will not have any right to complain when we start paying hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars a year in additional tax.
Let us use the power of social networking to stop this tax.
Do you understand what the new HST or 'blended tax' means to Ontarians?
So far, this announcement has slipped by without a ripple.
The stated purpose is to blend the GST and the PST into one tax. This will cut down the paperwork burden for Ontario businesses and, in theory, lessen staff by merging both departments.
It is said it will cut costs. There is just one problem. Rather than just blending the products and services that now charge both taxes, the provincial government has decided that it will apply this new tax to almost ALL GOODS AND SERVICES that you do NOT pay PST on now! You are about to become the victim of the largest tax hike in our history. How will this affect you? Let's start with just a few things that are to be charged the extra 8% and see if it will affect you or your family.
* gasoline;
* diesel;
* propane;
* home heating fuel;
* home electricity;
* natural gas;
* home TV service;
* home internet service;
* home phone service;
* cell phone charges;
* hair cuts;
* lawyers' fees;
* accountants fees';
* mechanics' fees;
* ballet lessons;
* rink rental fees;
* tailoring;
* magazine subscriptions;
* mutual fund fees;
* massage;
* chiropractic;
* audiology;
* train fares;
* plane fares;
* taxi fares;
* commercial bus fares;
* vitamins;
* dry-cleaning;
* grass cutting;
* snow removal;
* camping fees;
* firewood;
* meals under $4;
* new homes over $500,000;
* gym fees;
* home renovation labour;
* real Christmas trees.
*Any service you now use for your home or business such as repairs, other professional services not now eligible, construction materials etc.
These are just a few.
See this article
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/269917
about how the $1,000.00 they are offering will not cover the increased cost to the average family. This tax hits Ontarians hard, but ESPECIALLY the low income ones! They will have an 8% increase in everyday life, and yet you will not see their benefits or salaries rise.
Actually almost everything currently without PST in your life except children's clothing, prescriptions, diapers, and feminine hygiene products will now cost you 8% more.
Oh and here is a kicker. The fuel tax will slide with the increasing cost of that fuel. Mr. McGuinty and the finance minister are counting on taxpayers to do what they always do when a new tax is added. Nothing!
It is very important that you start to research and discuss this with your friends and family. Sign this petition and forward the link to every Ontario citizen you know.
It is not too late to stop this if you are willing to do something. Sign this petition and ask the premier to either: a) stop the tax grab all together or b) do what was originally intended and blend the tax on the products that now have both taxes and not to extend the new tax to everything else. If you just sit there remember you lose the right to complain about taxes ever again.
Get UP and start telling everyone about this injustice and we can stop this today.
We want the results to count! PLEASE POST YOUR NAME. To attain a high level of credibility for this petition, we will be deleting anonymous posts. Your address will not be displayed but is a required field.
As of July 1st, 2010, PST will apply to many things that it does not now apply to (see list below).
Let's not let this happen!
If we do not raise this issue with the Ontario Government, we will not have any right to complain when we start paying hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars a year in additional tax.
Let us use the power of social networking to stop this tax.
Do you understand what the new HST or 'blended tax' means to Ontarians?
So far, this announcement has slipped by without a ripple.
The stated purpose is to blend the GST and the PST into one tax. This will cut down the paperwork burden for Ontario businesses and, in theory, lessen staff by merging both departments.
It is said it will cut costs. There is just one problem. Rather than just blending the products and services that now charge both taxes, the provincial government has decided that it will apply this new tax to almost ALL GOODS AND SERVICES that you do NOT pay PST on now! You are about to become the victim of the largest tax hike in our history. How will this affect you? Let's start with just a few things that are to be charged the extra 8% and see if it will affect you or your family.
* gasoline;
* diesel;
* propane;
* home heating fuel;
* home electricity;
* natural gas;
* home TV service;
* home internet service;
* home phone service;
* cell phone charges;
* hair cuts;
* lawyers' fees;
* accountants fees';
* mechanics' fees;
* ballet lessons;
* rink rental fees;
* tailoring;
* magazine subscriptions;
* mutual fund fees;
* massage;
* chiropractic;
* audiology;
* train fares;
* plane fares;
* taxi fares;
* commercial bus fares;
* vitamins;
* dry-cleaning;
* grass cutting;
* snow removal;
* camping fees;
* firewood;
* meals under $4;
* new homes over $500,000;
* gym fees;
* home renovation labour;
* real Christmas trees.
*Any service you now use for your home or business such as repairs, other professional services not now eligible, construction materials etc.
These are just a few.
See this article
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/269917
about how the $1,000.00 they are offering will not cover the increased cost to the average family. This tax hits Ontarians hard, but ESPECIALLY the low income ones! They will have an 8% increase in everyday life, and yet you will not see their benefits or salaries rise.
Actually almost everything currently without PST in your life except children's clothing, prescriptions, diapers, and feminine hygiene products will now cost you 8% more.
Oh and here is a kicker. The fuel tax will slide with the increasing cost of that fuel. Mr. McGuinty and the finance minister are counting on taxpayers to do what they always do when a new tax is added. Nothing!
It is very important that you start to research and discuss this with your friends and family. Sign this petition and forward the link to every Ontario citizen you know.
It is not too late to stop this if you are willing to do something. Sign this petition and ask the premier to either: a) stop the tax grab all together or b) do what was originally intended and blend the tax on the products that now have both taxes and not to extend the new tax to everything else. If you just sit there remember you lose the right to complain about taxes ever again.
Get UP and start telling everyone about this injustice and we can stop this today.
Dear Mr. McGuinty
We, the undersigned are strongly opposed to your government's plans to implement a Harmonized Sales Tax, combining the 8% PST with the 5% GST.
It is our feeling that the positive aspects of this harmonization for retailers will be far outweighed by the potential negative impact on the rest of your Ontario constituents, if your government intended to extend this tax to items that were previously PST-exempt, including, but not limited to;
* gasoline;
* diesel;
* propane;
* home heating fuel;
* home electricity;
* natural gas;
* home TV service;
* home internet service;
* home phone service;
* cell phone charges;
* hair cuts;
* lawyers' fees;
* accountants fees';
* mechanics' fees;
* ballet lessons;
* rink rental fees;
* tailoring;
* magazine subscriptions;
* mutual fund fees;
* massage;
* chiropractic;
* audiology;
* train fares;
* plane fares;
* taxi fares;
* commercial bus fares;
* vitamins;
* dry-cleaning;
* grass cutting;
* snow removal;
* camping fees;
* firewood;
* meals under $4;
* new homes over $500,000;
* gym fees;
* home renovation labour;
* real Christmas trees.
Given the current economic climate, many Ontarians are fighting just to make ends meet. This additional tax could be conceived as nothing other than an ill-timed, cash grab.
Offering a nominal rebate as an offset is not the answer.
We strongly suggest you consider either withdrawing the plan for the HST, keeping the status quo (no previously exempt items taxable), or significantly reducing the 8% sales tax component to protect Ontarians from the extra tax burden.
We trust you will do the right thing. At this time, seeking new ways to increase the tax burden on your constituents is not appropriate.
Thank you for your time and attention.
firma la peticiónfirma la peticiónWe, the undersigned are strongly opposed to your government's plans to implement a Harmonized Sales Tax, combining the 8% PST with the 5% GST.
It is our feeling that the positive aspects of this harmonization for retailers will be far outweighed by the potential negative impact on the rest of your Ontario constituents, if your government intended to extend this tax to items that were previously PST-exempt, including, but not limited to;
* gasoline;
* diesel;
* propane;
* home heating fuel;
* home electricity;
* natural gas;
* home TV service;
* home internet service;
* home phone service;
* cell phone charges;
* hair cuts;
* lawyers' fees;
* accountants fees';
* mechanics' fees;
* ballet lessons;
* rink rental fees;
* tailoring;
* magazine subscriptions;
* mutual fund fees;
* massage;
* chiropractic;
* audiology;
* train fares;
* plane fares;
* taxi fares;
* commercial bus fares;
* vitamins;
* dry-cleaning;
* grass cutting;
* snow removal;
* camping fees;
* firewood;
* meals under $4;
* new homes over $500,000;
* gym fees;
* home renovation labour;
* real Christmas trees.
Given the current economic climate, many Ontarians are fighting just to make ends meet. This additional tax could be conceived as nothing other than an ill-timed, cash grab.
Offering a nominal rebate as an offset is not the answer.
We strongly suggest you consider either withdrawing the plan for the HST, keeping the status quo (no previously exempt items taxable), or significantly reducing the 8% sales tax component to protect Ontarians from the extra tax burden.
We trust you will do the right thing. At this time, seeking new ways to increase the tax burden on your constituents is not appropriate.
Thank you for your time and attention.
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