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March 27, 2007

Mayor Miller vs Movies?

Posted by annette at 11:17 AM ET

Toronto Mayor David Miller's proposed "City of Toronto Act" may include sin taxes on items like booze, cigarettes and...movies? While I'm not a fan of paying more for my booze, that's a sin tax I can wrap my head around. But movies? Going to the cinema is already so expensive, I'm sure people really don't want to pay another 5%. But if this initiative really must go through, some suggestions:

- Waive the 5% tax for Canadian films
- Instead of tacking the 5% onto ticket prices, why not tax the truly sinful part of the cinematic experience -- the gargantuan, fat-laden snacks

Thoughts? Does anyone else find this a tad outrageous?

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Reader comments:

Miller is going to drive all but the rich from Toronto if he goes tax crazy with all his new "tools." Taxing cinema admissions will only accelerate the shift to home cinemas and will bring in less than he anticipates. Nonetheless, a tax on admissions (most of which goes to the movie studio) is far better than taxing the already overpriced food (which along with those annoying ads is the main way the cinema makes money). Taxing culture is always a bad idea. Maybe Miller should just try to stop spending so much.

Posted by: Steve at March 27, 2007 11:56 AM

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I can think of a million better things to tax or raise taxes on, like SUVs on the Gardiner, mansions, personal assistants and Rolex watches. Best yet, encircle Rosedale with tollbooths.

Posted by: aaron at March 27, 2007 05:17 PM

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