A new poll released by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) shows that a significant majority of Canadians want the federal government to stop applying sales tax to the carbon tax. According to the Leger poll, 62% of Canadians support removing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from the carbon tax, a move that could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually.The poll results were unveiled during the CTF’s annual Gas Tax Honesty press conference in Ottawa, where CTF Federal Director Franco Terrazzano emphasized the public's desire for change. "The poll results are crystal clear: the vast majority of Canadians want the federal government to end its carbon tax-on-tax," said Terrazzano. "If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau really wanted to make life more affordable, he would end his gas tax-on-tax."The federal government currently applies the GST after all per-litre taxes, including the carbon tax, have been added, a practice known as tax-on-tax. The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates that removing the GST on the carbon tax would save taxpayers $595 million this year alone, with potential savings exceeding $1 billion annually by 2030. Unlike other rebates, this money is not returned to Canadians.In the Leger poll, 62% of respondents supported ending the tax-on-tax, while only 22% opposed it, and 16% were undecided. Among those who had made up their minds, a striking 74% backed the removal of the GST on the carbon tax.Terrazzano argued that the carbon tax is costing Canadians more than they are getting back in rebates, partly because of the added burden of this tax-on-tax. "Ending the tax-on-tax at the gas pumps and making life more affordable should be a no-brainer," he said.The poll’s release coincides with the CTF’s 26th annual Gas Tax Honesty Report, which highlights the growing tax burden on Canadian drivers. The report shows that taxes currently account for an average of 60 cents per litre of gasoline, with federal taxes making up about 35 cents per litre. By 2030, due to anticipated increases in carbon taxes, federal gas taxes could rise to as much as 74 cents per litre."The big tax bill at the pumps is about to get bigger because of Trudeau’s carbon tax hikes," warned Terrazzano. "Trudeau should make life more affordable by cutting gas taxes, scrapping the carbon tax, and ending his tax-on-tax."
A new poll released by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) shows that a significant majority of Canadians want the federal government to stop applying sales tax to the carbon tax. According to the Leger poll, 62% of Canadians support removing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from the carbon tax, a move that could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually.The poll results were unveiled during the CTF’s annual Gas Tax Honesty press conference in Ottawa, where CTF Federal Director Franco Terrazzano emphasized the public's desire for change. "The poll results are crystal clear: the vast majority of Canadians want the federal government to end its carbon tax-on-tax," said Terrazzano. "If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau really wanted to make life more affordable, he would end his gas tax-on-tax."The federal government currently applies the GST after all per-litre taxes, including the carbon tax, have been added, a practice known as tax-on-tax. The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates that removing the GST on the carbon tax would save taxpayers $595 million this year alone, with potential savings exceeding $1 billion annually by 2030. Unlike other rebates, this money is not returned to Canadians.In the Leger poll, 62% of respondents supported ending the tax-on-tax, while only 22% opposed it, and 16% were undecided. Among those who had made up their minds, a striking 74% backed the removal of the GST on the carbon tax.Terrazzano argued that the carbon tax is costing Canadians more than they are getting back in rebates, partly because of the added burden of this tax-on-tax. "Ending the tax-on-tax at the gas pumps and making life more affordable should be a no-brainer," he said.The poll’s release coincides with the CTF’s 26th annual Gas Tax Honesty Report, which highlights the growing tax burden on Canadian drivers. The report shows that taxes currently account for an average of 60 cents per litre of gasoline, with federal taxes making up about 35 cents per litre. By 2030, due to anticipated increases in carbon taxes, federal gas taxes could rise to as much as 74 cents per litre."The big tax bill at the pumps is about to get bigger because of Trudeau’s carbon tax hikes," warned Terrazzano. "Trudeau should make life more affordable by cutting gas taxes, scrapping the carbon tax, and ending his tax-on-tax."
