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George Sweeney, Opposition Government Services
and Lands critic and MHA for Carbonear - Harbour Grace, has called upon
government to condemn any attempt by the federal government to increase
gasoline taxes to pay for GST rebates. Federal Environment Minister, David
Anderson, has publicly speculated about an extra federal environment tax on
gasoline to fight smog and other emission related pollution.
"It is our understanding that a possible
plan to pay for the gasoline tax rebate promised by the federal government
will be through increasing the federal gas tax," said Sweeney.
"That way, the federal government still keeps all the money it had
before and the tax increase pays for the municipal rebate."
"Danny Williams and the provincial
government must come out strongly against this form of increased federal
taxes. Otherwise, drivers all over rural Newfoundland and Labrador will pay
an extra federal tax on gasoline to try to reduce smog in downtown
Toronto." |