Editor:
Re: Transportation funding that doesn’t require road pricing, Community Comment, June 6
I think Brad Sherwin has hit the nail right on the head. Why the HST wasn’t adopted and maintained simply blows me away.
Perhaps it was Bill Vander Zalm’s ill advice or misunderstanding by the public that got it scuttled, but one way or the other it was the better option at the time and still is today. At 11.5 per cent combined with the possible reduction to 10 per cent, it would be, as Sherwin put it, a win-win, but maybe some folks can’t see beyond their noses.
Certainly all the small business folks would welcome the CST as it would reduce their administration costs with only having to remit one tax.
And if we can convince Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to kick back in the $1.6-billion initial incentive offered then I think it would be a win-win-win situation for B.C.
Richard Smyth
