• CTF Releases Submission Opposing the Proposed Ontario Recycling Tax for E-Waste

Toronto:The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today released its submission to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, opposing the planned program for e-waste recycling. CTF Ontario Director, Kevin Gaudet said "this program is a hidden tax grab that breaks Mr. McGuinty's promise not to raise taxes".

The main findings of the CTF submission are:

1. The plan is unnecessary as the market is already achieving the program's goals without government intervention.

2. Phase 1, alone, of the Four-Phase program, at inception, is projected to impose new taxes in Ontario totaling between $105 and $210 million from consumers. In its first year the new plan will increase the cost of:

• computers by anywhere between $23 and $45;
• monitors by anywhere between $20 and $40; and,
• TVs by anywhere between $17 and $34.

3. The program takes taxing power out of the hands of elected officials and invests it in an unelected and unaccountable body.

Today is the last day for submissions responding to the final Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Diversion Program Plan.

The complete CTF submission may be accessed by clicking HERE.