Peter CLARKE Proposes Solution for Toronto's TTC Annual Funding Using Existing Taxes

A minimum of .05 cents per liter or .10 cents per litre of the current taxes for gasoline be allocated for Public Transit operating budgets up to a maximum of 20% of balance of existing gasoline and diesel taxes remaining for transportation purposes
By: peter CLARKE
 
April 10, 2010 - PRLog -- For 8 years now The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has rightfully insisted with the target for 50% of gas and diesel taxes collected are spent on our roads and highways for motorists.

This amount now has reached and exceed with a 52% mark. The CTF should be congratulated for ensuring that at least 50% of our gasoline and diesel taxes paid for roads, highways and infrastructure have finally been met by the federal government as they called for over many years.

With Torontonians, Ontarians and all Canadian motorists and businesses continually pay billions in existing gasoline and diesel taxes etc. and now with 52% going directly back into infrastructure for our roads and highways, that leaves 48% NOT being used for TRANSIT purposes.

I propose that a minimum of .05 cents per liter or .10 cents per litre of the current taxes for gasoline and diesel be annually allocated for all cities Public Transit operating budgets up to a maximum of 20% of the 48% balance of existing gasoline and diesel taxes that remain for transportation purposes.

Hopefully the CTF could now amend it position in asking Ottawa to cut existing gas taxes and support my proposal that these funds go to funding Toronto’s TTC and other cities Public Transit Budgets on an annual basis.

My Proposal and my opinion is that instead of proceeding with the CTF other demand for “eliminating the 1.5 cent/litre “deficit elimination tax” and stop taxing taxes by removing the GST (and HST where applicable) presently charged on federal and provincial gas levies,” that this existing established tax of 5 cents a litre, be directly applied to Toronto’s TTC and other cities Public Transportation Operating Budgets.

The formula used for the actual yearly dollar value transfer to cities would be done on the basses of population and tied to each cities individual population growth.

This would be in addition to the announce GTF and further ensure that our larger Cities with Public Transit systems would have a permanent federal program and commitment to our cities for Public Transportation and help remove this ever increasing expenditure off the backs of our over burdened property and business tax basis.

Further this would get all our Canadian cities Public Transit systems to remain on track and eliminate this chronic desire of outgoing mayor Miller and his incumbent career politicians referred to as councillors to stop seeking increases in taxes, new taxes or taxing motorists, who are employees and businesses, through toll roads.

Toll roads along the 401 in express lanes or elsewhere would NOT LESSEN traffic on the 401 in any way shape or form.

For your information and your incumbent councillors of the past 13 plus years Mr. outgoing Mayor highway 401 is and has been over capacity for the past ten years or more.

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Canadian CITIES as TORONTO are OUR CITIES, YOUR VOTE and OUR FUTURE TOGETHER. So VOTE, Do It on October 25, 2010, You Will Like It.

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CLARKE an INDEPENDENT NOT a CAREER Politician or supporter of any political party, special interest group or lobbyists. PETER is your average citizen candidate and answerable only to the people NOT a political party, special interest group or lobbyist
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