Mr. Speaker, I am not sure what the Member means by a direct tax. If he is referring to it as a dedicated tax where we would collect it and use it for a specific purpose, then yes, it is bordering very much on being a dedicated tax. The intention here is that this tax is taken out of the hotel industry and will be used in the broader field of tourism. In a sense it is not even strictly defined as a direct tax or a dedicated tax because it would then have to go back to hotels. It is going back into the same field. That is similar to a situation we have with education taxes that are collected, which are collected in education but spent broadly in education. It does not quite fit the category what I believe the Member means by a direct tax. Thank you.
Joe Handley on Question 134-14(3): Profiling Revenues From The Proposed Hotel Tax
In the Legislative Assembly on July 5th, 2000. See this statement in context.
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Question 134-14(3): Profiling Revenues From The Proposed Hotel Tax
Item 6: Oral Questions
July 4th, 2000
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