Bill 27 explained in plain English
Gasoline Tax Fairness for All Act, 2012
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This Act amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act to require the Minister of Finance to provide gasoline tax rebates for highway projects to municipalities under certain conditions, based on population and highway mileage.
Bill 27, the Gasoline Tax Fairness for All Act, 2012, amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act. It ensures that if the Minister of Finance agrees to provide a gasoline tax rebate to a municipality for public transportation projects, they must also consider providing a similar rebate to other municipalities for highway projects. The amount of this highway rebate will be based on the population and highway distance within the receiving municipality. The Act specifies how these rebates are calculated and that they are subject to legislative appropriation. The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act.
- Requires the Minister of Finance to not refuse to provide a gasoline tax rebate to a municipality for highway purposes if an agreement has been made for a public transportation rebate.
- Establishes a formula for calculating the amount of gasoline tax rebate a municipality will receive for highway purposes.
- Specifies that any rebate provided under this Act is subject to legislative appropriation.
- Municipalities in Ontario
- The Minister of Finance (or equivalent provincial minister responsible for these rebates)
- The Minister of Finance has an obligation not to refuse to enter into an agreement for a highway rebate under specified conditions.
- Municipalities have a right to receive a gasoline tax rebate for highway purposes if certain conditions are met, calculated based on population and highway distance.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Establishes conditions under which gasoline tax rebates can be provided to municipalities for highway projects.
- Specifies that the provision of these rebates is subject to legislative appropriation, meaning funds must be allocated by the Legislature.
- The Act states that the provision of a rebate is subject to the Legislature by appropriation authorizing payment. This means that even if the conditions for a rebate are met, it will only be provided if the Legislature allocates the necessary funds.
- The specific details of the formula for calculating the rebate amount are presented as an algebraic equation (A x (B ÷ C) x (D ÷ E)), the full interpretation of which depends on the definitions provided and how these variables are determined.
This Act amends Section 116 of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act by adding new provisions related to gasoline tax rebates provided to municipalities. Specifically, it introduces rules and a formula for 'matching rebates' related to public highways.
Source: Section 1
The Act references the Gasoline Tax Act as the source of the tax rebates that may be provided to municipalities.
Source: Section 1, subsections (3) and (4)
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