New tax cuts for British Columbians a mixed bag: Canadian Taxpayers Federation | CBC News
…so fast, says Kris Sims, the organization’s B.C. director. She says the numbers don’t tell the whole story.
“While
we finally get to drop the medical services premium and fully switch
over to the employer health tax, taxpayers need to remember that we are
all still paying the tax, just in a different form,” Sims said at a
news conference outside of Surrey City Hall.
“You’re going to
be paying it through lower wages in some cases, higher property taxes in
other cases and higher costs for your items at stores, because
employers, job creators, are now bearing that burden.”