Ontario gov't looking at taxing Youtube and Netflix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I52b0zYxAKo

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/09/21...outube-netflix
Kevin Finnerty, Assistant Deputy Minister for Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, testified on behalf of the government, saying:

In order to create a more level playing field, the ministry recommends decreasing this regulatory imbalance. The ministry believes the best way to accomplish this is to expand the regulation of new media TV, rather than by lightening the current regulation of traditional TV.”



In other words, let's have people pay taxes on "new media" too.


http://www.thestar.com/business/2015...tax-geist.html

And on Friday, Blane McPhail, press secretary for Couteau, said in an email, “We are not considering any new taxes on Netflix, YouTube, or any websites.”


Yet according to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and reported here for the first time, Ontario government officials spent months developing a submission in support of a Netflix tax.




OOPS.... Wynne caught lying again!!!!

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Originally Posted by mosquito

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I52b0zYxAKo

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/09/21...outube-netflix
Kevin Finnerty, Assistant Deputy Minister for Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, testified on behalf of the government, saying:

In order to create a more level playing field, the ministry recommends decreasing this regulatory imbalance. The ministry believes the best way to accomplish this is to expand the regulation of new media TV, rather than by lightening the current regulation of traditional TV.”



In other words, let's have people pay taxes on "new media" too.


http://www.thestar.com/business/2015...tax-geist.html

And on Friday, Blane McPhail, press secretary for Couteau, said in an email, “We are not considering any new taxes on Netflix, YouTube, or any websites.”


Yet according to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and reported here for the first time, Ontario government officials spent months developing a submission in support of a Netflix tax.




OOPS.... Wynne caught lying again!!!!

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Wynne.....Lying..........good god. Really?

It's not a tax........It's a revenue generating tool silly

These provincial dipshytes can spew all the garbage they like,but,all things broadcasting fall under the authority of the federal government. The province would be slapped silly if they ever crossed that boundary.

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Originally Posted by trimmer21

These provincial dipshytes can spew all the garbage they like,but,all things broadcasting fall under the authority of the federal government. The province would be slapped silly if they ever crossed that boundary.

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My thought too.
If someones going to make a buck of this - not saying it won't happen - it would be the feds, not the province.

In the buildup to an election, no government is going to tax the Internet.

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Originally Posted by trimmer21

These provincial dipshytes can spew all the garbage they like,but,all things broadcasting fall under the authority of the federal government. The province would be slapped silly if they ever crossed that boundary.

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Originally Posted by werner.reiche

My thought too.
If someones going to make a buck of this - not saying it won't happen - it would be the feds, not the province.

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Originally Posted by terrym

In the buildup to an election, no government is going to tax the Internet.

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The Prov Libs already get to tax internet providers & certain services.

So no, they won't directly tax the internet or particular media companies like Netflix... but they'll very likely find some way to boost tax revenues through increased internet services costs, targeted at different types/scopes of data plans, etc.
It's not hard to look at someone with a 10 GB/month internet plan and see that they're just browsing the web and using facebook and email, vs someone with a 300GB-Unlim GB plan who is obviously using it for downloading and streaming videos.

For anyone who pirate downloads stuff, be aware that there's also an idea being floated around by the Federal gov't that would see a massive federal fee pinned onto any fines laid against you if you're charged and found guilty under the new piracy laws.

It's the way of the future folks... taxing intangibles and pixels and other "pretend" items.

That might just get the twitters and facebookers and Tumblers and other addicts to revolt and actually vote against the party who wants to dig in their pockets. Pretty large demographic that usually don't vote. Harper is smarter than that. As already mentioned above we pay sales tax on our monthly packages and purchase of devices used.

I might suggest;

A tax on Netflix, data useage etc would be far less an issue for those in the GTA/Ottawa, than outside it. For starters, they have far more access to entertainment be it movie theatres, shows, entertainment districts, cultural things, sporting events and far more. In short, likely far less "reliant" on it for filling in the those nights/evenings in front of a tv.

Secondly, when it comes to data useage, it's not "that" often I don't have wifi be it at work, at Tims, at many places. For those outside???

Thirdly, those in cities um, tend to live a little more comfortably.

Fact is, despite knowing (or should have known) that electing the Liberals would result in large tax grabs.. sorry revenue tools.. to pay for their mistakes, soaring hydro, bungling many other things, and um...vote buying....They fell hand over fist for them. Do you really think an extra few bucks a month will register?

Alright guys, I'll pay the extra 1.04$ for Netflix if that make them happy.....