Council supports tax reduction bid

Cramahe Council voted unanimously on May 19 to support a letter from the Tax Recovery Group (TRG) to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.

The TRG letter written by President Allan Lafontaine argues that municipalities shouldn't have to pay taxes to the province. The tax of one government by another is a hidden cost that the group would like to eliminate.

TRG supports the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), stating that the tax is visible and governed by clear rules. TRG states the HST "should provide an additional much-needed cost reduction for Ontario business.

The TRG letter asks the province to fix the problem by July, 2010.

The township currently is rebated the 5% it pays to the Goods and Services Tax (GST).