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Latest Liberal Tax Grab Exposed: Dalton McGuinty’s New Hidden Hydro Tax NEWS Days before the 2010 Budget, Dalton McGuinty has been caught sneaking in a new $53 million hidden hydro tax. The McGuinty Liberals have secretly signed an obscure regulation under the so-called ‘Green Energy Act’ that will apply a brand new charge to every hydro bill in Ontario. This charge will be applied in a similar fashion to the existing Hydro Debt Retirement Charge that all families are forced to pay. Suspiciously, the McGuinty Government pulled all references to this tax increase from government websites mere hours after the details of this tax increase first surfaced. The new Liberal hidden hydro tax will be applied to bills along with Dalton McGuinty’s $3 billion HST tax grab which will drive up hydro bills by an additional 8%. QUOTES “Nobody is surprised that Dalton McGuinty continues to look for new ways to take money out of the wallets of Ontario families. The McGuinty Liberals have outdone themselves by sneaking a new $53 million hydro tax in through the back door.” – Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak “Dalton McGuinty could not even wait for the budget to impose his latest tax grab. Not only are the McGuinty Liberals forcing seniors and families to pay more for hydro through their 8% HST tax grab, they are sneaking a second new hydro tax on to our hydro bills as well.” – Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak QUICK FACTS In their so-called ‘Green Energy Act’, the McGuinty Liberals amended section 26.1 of the Ontario Energy Board Act to give themselves the power to force energy utilities to collect tax revenue on behalf of the government. On March 12, 2010, with no advance notification or public warning, the McGuinty Liberals used this power to force energy utilities to collect in $53,695,310 in new taxes. The regulation appeared online on March 17, only to mysteriously vanish on March 18. More Ways to Get Involved


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