(12-20-2016, 12:20 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(12-20-2016, 12:14 PM)SammyOES2 Wrote: There is 27.9 cents/litre in tax in Ontario (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_fuel..._in_Canada).
Between my two vehicles I average around 9L/100km. And I probably drive 30,000km/year. So, you're right I'm at $753.
Edit: Thinking about this more it's probably more like 9L/100KM, 40,000km/year for both me and my wife. So that would put my share at: ~$500.
Also, there is a 24.7 cent/L gas tax in Ontario. The remainder is HST, which is a sales tax applying to all products. You couldn't escape paying that tax, except by saving your money (at which point you would simply pay it later).
HST you have to pay on a tax you're forced to pay IS part of the tax, imo. I don't really know why you'd think otherwise.
Let's put it this way. If they abolish the gas taxes, people would pay 27.9 cents/litre less for gas.
I'm obviously not counting the HST applied to the rest of the price of gas. That portion I agree shouldn't be counted.