Canadian Dollars Don't Go Very Far, Anyway
The Canadian Urban Transit Association is proposing that Canada raise gasoline taxes by CA$.015 per litre to pay for CA$21 billion in needed public transit capital programs over the next five years, reports CNEWS Canada. The group estimates that each drivers would pay approximately $5 more a month in gas taxes. Public transit usage is up 15 per cent in Canada since 1996.
Tax cars, pay for transit. A noble idea - perhaps the Canadians will have more luck getting support for it than the Americans would.
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amg | 4:37 PM |
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I've been a big fan of gas taxes for a long time...even though I drive a five-ton petrol-fiend (aka minivan with very large engine). I'd gladly trade it in for something more efficient (and parkable), and would love incentives for others to do the same.
