Vernon's MLA is predicting a win for the pro-HST side in the mail in referendum. However, Eric Foster feels it will be close. "Optimistically, I think the HST will be retained, but it's going to be very close. I don't think anybody predicts that it's going to go strongly either way." Foster tells KISS FM, the Liberal's plan to lower the tax to 11 percent by July 2012, and to ten percent by 2014, is the main reason more people are getting behind it. "And I think the small business community is getting the message out to people that it is a good form of taxation, good for their business, therefore good for their staff and customers, so hopefully that message will resonate within the general community." Ballots for the referendum are supposed to be received by more than three million eligible B.C. voters by June 24, with the deadline to return the ballots to Elections BC by July 22. There's concerns the postal dispute could impact the dates. On the Canada Post front, Labour Minister Lisa Raitt is poised to table back-to-work legislation to get the country's mail moving again. Negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal workers have stalled but the two sides are scheduled to meet today. Urban postal operations were suspended last Wednesday. N-D-P Leader Jack Layton says his party does not support the notion of forcing Canada Post employees back to work. About 70 postal workers in Vernon are impacted by the dispute.Monday, June 20, 2011
Foster Predicts Close HST Vote
Vernon's MLA is predicting a win for the pro-HST side in the mail in referendum. However, Eric Foster feels it will be close. "Optimistically, I think the HST will be retained, but it's going to be very close. I don't think anybody predicts that it's going to go strongly either way." Foster tells KISS FM, the Liberal's plan to lower the tax to 11 percent by July 2012, and to ten percent by 2014, is the main reason more people are getting behind it. "And I think the small business community is getting the message out to people that it is a good form of taxation, good for their business, therefore good for their staff and customers, so hopefully that message will resonate within the general community." Ballots for the referendum are supposed to be received by more than three million eligible B.C. voters by June 24, with the deadline to return the ballots to Elections BC by July 22. There's concerns the postal dispute could impact the dates. On the Canada Post front, Labour Minister Lisa Raitt is poised to table back-to-work legislation to get the country's mail moving again. Negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal workers have stalled but the two sides are scheduled to meet today. Urban postal operations were suspended last Wednesday. N-D-P Leader Jack Layton says his party does not support the notion of forcing Canada Post employees back to work. About 70 postal workers in Vernon are impacted by the dispute.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment