From the Niagara Falls Review:
Removing the provincial sales tax applied to hotel stays and attractions would provide an economic boost for tourist towns like Niagara Falls, says Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory.
Doing so would also benefit families and businesses struggling through challenging economic times made worse by skyrocketing energy costs, he said.
“It might just tip the balance for people who are thinking, in light of gas prices, not to take that weekend in Niagara Falls, whether they be from Toronto or London, or, for that matter, Buffalo,” Tory said during a visit to the Cataract City Thursday.
He was joined by Niagara-West Glanbrook MPP Tim Hudak, the party’s finance critic and a former tourism minister, and Niagara Falls Mayor Ted Salci.