• No Escalator Tax campaign opposes federal government automatically raising taxes on beer, wine and spirits each year • Automatic tax hikes undermine political accountability and set a troubling precedent for tax policy
Canadian Taxpayers Federation launches campaign to end federal tax grab on liquor
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today launched the No Escalator Tax campaign demanding the repeal of the federal government’s legislation that automatically raises taxes on beer, wine and spirits each year based on the rate of inflation.
“Canadians are already being gouged every time they have a drink,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick. “They deserve a break – not a hidden annual tax hike put in place by politicians too afraid to take the heat for raising them.”
