[Newsbot]

Title: Raise gas tax and add road tolls, expert tells Ontario
Category: Business
Posted By: N_Fiddledog
Date: 2015-07-15 16:05:42
Canadian

[andyt]

[2Cdo]

andyt andyt:

R=UP

I knew you'd like this, you probably believe the "temporary" tax notation and that the money would not end up in general revenue.

[andyt]

Should definitely not be temporary. Once you put in road tolls, it would be idiotic to remove them. Gas taxes are a good tax - ie tax what you don't want. As for general revenue, looks like Ontario needs revenue, but definitely these taxes should first go to transit. If you make driving more expensive or difficult, you have to provide an alternative. one way or another this is coming anyway, with the push getting stronger to do something about co2 emissions

[PluggyRug]

andyt andyt:

Should definitely not be temporary. Once you put in road tolls, it would be idiotic to remove them. Gas taxes are a good tax - ie tax what you don't want. As for general revenue, looks like Ontario needs revenue, but definitely these taxes should first go to transit. If you make driving more expensive or difficult, you have to provide an alternative. one way or another this is coming anyway, with the push getting stronger to do something about co2 emissions

Your off base. What about those of who live outside of Toronto and have absolutely no access to public transit.

[Delwin]

Raising taxes on gas would increase the cost of doing business in Ontario and discourage investment. There is more to the equation.

[CDN_PATRIOT]

More tax is not the answer. As for road tolls, it's hard to say. Maybe introduce a toll for entering Toronto's downtown core, as a congestion charge. If they add tolls to too many highways, people will further jam surface streets to get around.

-J.

[PluggyRug]

Delwin Delwin:

Raising taxes on gas would increase the cost of doing business in Ontario and discourage investment. There is more to the equation.

Correct, there are many factors.

[Zipperfish]

Instead of tolling roads maybe they could just read your odometer yearly and charge you by the mile. And reduce income taxes/gas tax accordingly.

[andyt]

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

Instead of tolling roads maybe they could just read your odometer yearly and charge you by the mile. And reduce income taxes/gas tax accordingly.

The idea is to bring in badly needed revenue, so no point to what you are proposing.

[andyt]

PluggyRug PluggyRug:

andyt andyt:

Should definitely not be temporary. Once you put in road tolls, it would be idiotic to remove them. Gas taxes are a good tax - ie tax what you don't want. As for general revenue, looks like Ontario needs revenue, but definitely these taxes should first go to transit. If you make driving more expensive or difficult, you have to provide an alternative. one way or another this is coming anyway, with the push getting stronger to do something about co2 emissions

Your off base. What about those of who live outside of Toronto and have absolutely no access to public transit.

As the report says, it's for transportation infrastructure. That would include people living outside TO. I'm also surprised to read that only TO has transit in Ontario.

[andyt]

Delwin Delwin:

Raising taxes on gas would increase the cost of doing business in Ontario and discourage investment. There is more to the equation.

Well obviously the answer then is to lower gas taxes to encourage investment. who cares if people are stuck in traffic and have trouble getting around - no economic cost to that at all.

[andyt]

I think y'all better get used to this, it's coming sure as shit.

[herbie]

You can find yourself like my brother-in-law's company.
Paying $3,00 - $4,000 a month just in Port Mann road tolls. So much for new guys or raises for the old ones!
You think you're still gonna get free deliveries when that shit kicks in?

[Freakinoldguy]

PluggyRug PluggyRug:

andyt andyt:

Should definitely not be temporary. Once you put in road tolls, it would be idiotic to remove them. Gas taxes are a good tax - ie tax what you don't want. As for general revenue, looks like Ontario needs revenue, but definitely these taxes should first go to transit. If you make driving more expensive or difficult, you have to provide an alternative. one way or another this is coming anyway, with the push getting stronger to do something about co2 emissions

Your off base. What about those of who live outside of Toronto and have absolutely no access to public transit.

Just like BC and I suspect pretty much every other province where the major centers are subsidized by everyone else.


It's all about votes.