Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak called on Dalton McGuinty today to scrap his so-called ‘eco – tax’ and committed that, if the McGuinty Liberals fail to eliminate their latest tax-grab, then a future Ontario PC Government will.

On July 1st, the McGuinty Government was caught trying to sneak in this latest tax in the shadow of their HST tax grab.  The funds are collected and levied by a secretive McGuinty Government agency and are subsequently spent without any meaningful transparency or accountability regarding whether this money actually succeeds in reducing waste or helping the environment.
The McGuinty Liberals have tried to disguise their latest tax grab as an environmental measure by labelling it an ‘eco-fee’.  It is the latest in a growing pattern of Dalton McGuinty using the environment as an excuse for increasing the tax burden on Ontario families. 

QUOTES:
“The only ‘green’ Dalton McGuinty is truly worried about, is what’s found in your wallet.  From his hidden hydro tax to his so-called ‘smart metre’ energy tax grab, to his new secret eco-tax, it is clear that Dalton McGuinty will hide his tax grabs behind hollow environment excuses every chance he gets.”
--Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak
“Today, I am calling on Dalton McGuinty to scrap his eco tax grab before another Ontario parent pays it on bath toys or sunblock for their kids and before another Ontario senior pays it on laundry detergent or batteries for their TV remote.  And if McGuinty Liberals won’t scrap this tax, than a PC Government will.”
--Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak
 
Brampton Springdale candidate Pam Hundal commented that all items that have an eco tax on them should include the eco tax amount on the itmes price tag.  The list items below is a small list of goods that have the eco tax applied to it by the Dalton Liberals and the consumer has no idea what the final price of the item is going to be until they reach the register."  Currently Ontarions have to calcualte the 13% HST menatally when purchasing an item, but there is no way of anyone knowing what the eco "fee" will be on items"
 
Brampton Springdale Candidate Pam Hundal
 

QUICK FACTS:Some of the 10,000 items included in Dalton McGuinty’s eco tax grab are:
·       Air conditioners
·       Lamps
·       Smoke alarms
·       Car polish
·       Calculators
·       Lighters and Matches
·       Electric razors
·       Electric toothbrushes   ·       Camcorders
·       Lock de-icer
·       Batteries
·       Fire extinguishers
·       Paint in an aerosol can
·       Tire pressure gauges
·       Bath Toys
·       Sunblock        ·       Drywall putty
·       Lantern
·       Electric screw-drivers
·       Mouse Traps
·       Flashlight
·       Answering machines
·       Laundry Detergent
·       Propane BBQ