VICTORIA – Attorney General Michael de Jong, QC, today received a draft version of the HST initiative vote question British Columbians will vote on in September 2011.
Elections BC Acting Chief Electoral Officer Craig James prepared and delivered the proposed question and, as he committed, the attorney general has now immediately released the information to the public.
The proposed question as drafted by the acting chief electoral officer is:
Are you in favour of extinguishing the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) and reinstating the PST (Provincial Sales Tax) in conjunction with the GST (Goods and Services Tax)? Yes/No
The full letter from the acting chief electoral officer is included in the attached backgrounder.
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