Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the work that we are doing within Finance around fuel tax collectors -- and there are about 30 of them in the Northwest Territories -- comes out of a result of a number of things that have occurred. One, in the tax administration of how we deal with home heating oil versus diesel, or motive diesel as we call it. In the Northwest Territories, there is no distinction between that. When a supplier purchases from a bulk supplier, there is no difference when it comes in the Northwest Territories. In fact, they can purchase home heating oil and motive diesel, but it is put in the same tankage. Our problem in the Northwest Territories is when it comes to reselling that. The changes that we are looking at are as a result of doing some of the work. We are realizing and having to focus on some of our collectors around the sale. We see a lot of purchases of home heating oil which doesn't have any sales tax on it or fuel tax in the Northwest Territories, but motive diesel does have a fuel tax applied to it. We see a lot of purchases of home heating oil, but we are starting to look at it and question the fact is there that much home heating oil being sold or is it being sold as motive diesel. We have to follow up on that. That is what is happening here. We have to follow up on that and do better work on our end, and that includes involving some of the fuel tax collectors. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Question 47-15(6): Resale Of Home Heating Oil
In the Legislative Assembly on May 10th, 2007. See this statement in context.
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Question 47-15(6): Resale Of Home Heating Oil
Item 8: Oral Questions
May 9th, 2007
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