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If you’re planning to take an Uber home after a long night of Canada Day celebrations, don’t be surprised if your tab is higher than usual. However, this time it won’t just be because of the company’s surge pricing.
As of July 1, federal sales tax (13% HST in Ontario and 5% GST in Alberta) will be added on top of regular Uber fares. The tax, announced in the Liberal government’s federal budget in March, seeks to bring ride-sharing business under the same tax rules as conventional taxis.
Uber Canada slammed the measure as a “tax on innovation,” saying that rather than imposing new taxes on Uber drivers, the federal government should have leveled the playing field by extending small business tax breaks to taxi drivers.
[via Ottawa Citizen]
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Tax, tax, and more tax….
They should have thanked the government for not charging them the taxes retroactively. Other business have to collect taxes, why do they think they are any different?
And how many cab drivers do you think are actually remitting the HST on all their fares? At least with Uber there is an actual digital trail that will ensure all HST collected will be forwarded to the government.
If you pay by card, they can’t hide it – they can only hide the fare if you pay in cash.
Uber does not accept cash…. Try using a card with a taxi and they tell you the machine is not working *WINK WINK*
No I rarely have cash and always tell the driver when I get in. I don’t remember the last time I paid a taxi driver with cash.
They alwaysssssss try to pull the ‘No Card, Cash only, Cash only’ crap
Still cheaper than a regular taxi.
Liberals love taxing Canadians to line their own pockets and to pander to “refugees” who have no business being in our country
Canada is what it is because of immigrants. We all come from somewhere else or our parents. Our diversity is our strength.
I think he meant illegal immigrants, but everyone is free to see from whatever angle it’s more convenient…
Racists love making indefensible remarks and blame their sad lives on everyone else.
Happy being miserable?
Is this a joke? Stop taxing us.