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The Saskatchewan government followed through Tuesday on two of its budget pledges.
The government introduced amendments to The Fuel Tax Act that will require owners of electric passenger vehicles registered in Saskatchewan to pay a new annual road-use fee of $150 starting Oct. 1.
The government also introduced legislation to create the new Vapour Products Tax, which will add a 20 per cent tax to the retail price of all vapour liquids, products and devices. That’s to take effect on Sept. 1.
Electric vehicles
In the budget, the government said owners of electric vehicles would pay the new fee to even the playing field with those who drive gas- or diesel-powered vehicles.
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VICTORIA The owner of a Vic West hot rod shop is taking on ICBC and the province for what he claims is a cash grab. In 2013, Lee Grant, the owner of LG Speed and Kustom, was a resident of Alberta. That year, he bought a 1964 Thunderbird in a private sale from a man in that same province. “It was my personal vehicle,” said Grant. In 2017 he came to Victoria for a job and in 2018 he decided to move here permanently. “That’s when I transferred my drivers licence over and began the process of transferring the registration for my Thunderbird,” said Grant. “Being that it’s a 60-year-old car, there was a fair bit of stuff that I had to fix on it.”
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In just a few months, all vaping liquids, devices and products will be subject to a 20 per cent retail tax.
That’s on top of the 11 per cent combined Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and Goods and Services Tax (GST) already applied to the items.
The new hike was introduced in Tuesday’s provincial budget, and is aimed at discouraging youth and young adults from picking up the habit of vaping.
Mike Smider, who owns Queen City Vaping in Regina, says the new tax was something he expected but not something he necessarily agrees with.
He said it’s not fair given that other combustible tobacco like cigars and cigarettes weren’t included. And it could potentially affect his business.