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Originally Posted by troutman
Are there any polls on this? I think many would be ok with fair tax increases.
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A Mainstreet Technologies poll provided to the Calgary Herald, conducted Sunday, suggests Albertans are highly resistant to any tax hikes. Only 15 per cent of survey respondents say they’d favour increased taxes. Spending cuts are the preferred solution of 43 per cent.
But when asked directly what sort of revenue increase they’d condone, an Alberta PST or harmonized sales tax is the least popular option, the first choice of only nine per cent of those surveyed, according to the automated phone survey of 3,184 Albertans.
Far more palatable are user fees and sin taxes (22 per cent), reintroducing health care premiums (18), an overall personal income tax hike or a higher taxes on the wealthy (17) or raising energy royalties (14).
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Interesting that health premiums are coming back, but increasing taxes on the wealthy, which was essentially tied with healthcare premiums in terms of public opinion, is not on the table.