Imagine a world where everyone is driving an electric car and no one purchased gas. How would your State or Province fund roads and highways? What would you like to pay? Taxes are a fact of life. They pay for expensive bridges on highways and support roads in rural ares.
Tax per L of gas in Ontario
$ 0.10 Federal Excise Tax
$ 0.147 Provincial Excise Tax
Sales Tax 13%
Given that an ICE car uses 1320L of gas per year the tax lost is:
$ 132.00 Federal Excise Tax
$ 194.04 Provincial Excise Tax
$ 185.33 Sales Tax 13%
$ 511.37 Tax loss per year
- Would you pay a monthly fee of $42.61 on your license?
- Pay tolls for using highways $2.00 per trip?
- Add a tax on your electricity bill?
Tax per L of gas in Ontario
$ 0.10 Federal Excise Tax
$ 0.147 Provincial Excise Tax
Sales Tax 13%
Given that an ICE car uses 1320L of gas per year the tax lost is:
$ 132.00 Federal Excise Tax
$ 194.04 Provincial Excise Tax
$ 185.33 Sales Tax 13%
$ 511.37 Tax loss per year
- Would you pay a monthly fee of $42.61 on your license?
- Pay tolls for using highways $2.00 per trip?
- Add a tax on your electricity bill?