Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I think we did determine that trying to determine the use of the product at point of sale was too difficult and too cumbersome. It is understood and agreed we can’t do that. We can’t even keep track of the difference between stuff going for diesel for home heating fuel to diesel going for filling your vehicle. We can’t even keep that straight. So I don’t suggest that we try to do it at the point of sale. What I am suggesting is that somehow when people file their personal income tax return and they are involved in those activities which are included in their return, that they be able to submit receipts and get a rebate for the portion of the tax related to on road. That is what I am suggesting. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 85-16(1): Gas Tax Rebate For Non-Transportation Industries
In the Legislative Assembly on November 30th, 2007. See this topic in context.
Supplementary To Question 85-16(1): Gas Tax Rebate For Non-Transportation Industries
Item 7: Oral Questions
Supplementary To Question 85-16(1): Gas Tax Rebate For Non-Transportation Industries
Item 7: Oral Questions
Supplementary To Question 85-16(1): Gas Tax Rebate For Non-Transportation Industries
Item 7: Oral Questions
Jane Groenewegen Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Okay, if it’s difficult to do that with the federal government, what about the people involved in these activities just submitting these receipts to this government for a rebate on the fuel for the tax portion only related to roads? That should not be too difficult to administer. Just submit their receipts in these activities for a rebate on their fuel purchases. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 85-16(1): Gas Tax Rebate For Non-Transportation Industries
Item 7: Oral Questions
Supplementary To Question 85-16(1): Gas Tax Rebate For Non-Transportation Industries
Item 7: Oral Questions
Jane Groenewegen Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I was asked to raise this by the Territorial Farmers’ Association and I realize that it may be cumbersome, but the cost of doing business is continually going up. The price of the product is not going up. This is discouraging people from being involved in any of our renewable resource sector activities that are not involved with roads. The cost of fuel, it’s going to be an all-time high now again. I look forward to working with the Minister on trying to find some way of alleviating the cost of doing business in these sectors. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 85-16(1): Gas Tax Rebate For Non-Transportation Industries
Item 7: Oral Questions
The Speaker Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Hawkins.
Supplementary To Question 85-16(1): Gas Tax Rebate For Non-Transportation Industries
Item 7: Oral Questions
Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to return to oral questions. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 85-16(1): Gas Tax Rebate For Non-Transportation Industries
Item 7: Oral Questions
November 29th, 2007
The Speaker Paul Delorey
The Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to oral questions. Are there any nays? There are no nays. We will return to oral questions. Before we do, the chair is going to call a break.
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Supplementary To Question 85-16(1): Gas Tax Rebate For Non-Transportation Industries
Item 7: Oral Questions
The Speaker Paul Delorey
We’ll return to orders of the day. Oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Hawkins.