Vancouver Car-Sharing Could See Rental Tax Hit
September 12, 2007
Up until now, Vancouver's Co-operative Auto Network and other car share
programs across the province, have been informally exempt from a passenger
vehicle rental tax but a recent audit has suggested that may change, the
Vancouver Sun reports.
"These car co-ops are not a rental company. It doesn't make sense to apply
a rental tax for a company like this," said NDP MLA Gregor Robertson in a
news conference, and he added that car share programs shouldn't be punished for
"doing the right thing for the environment." The Ministry of Small
Business and Revenue says it has not yet assessed the audit's findings and that
no decision has been made to collect a rental tax from car share operators.
According to the Sun, Robertson was supposed to be joined by a representative
of the Co-operative Auto Network, which runs 180 cars in Vancouver, but they
pulled out at the last minute after apparent talks with the provincial
government. It's a good sign that an agreement can be reached, Robertson says,
but he wants reassurance from Minister Rick Thorpe.
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