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Old 03-22-2007, 08:09 AM
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Default Re: Canadian TCH Rebate Increases by $1500

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Originally Posted by SPL View Post
Unfortunately, the Canadian federal budget's proposed rebate on 2007-model fuel-efficient vehicles (including hybrids) is not retroactive. I personally think that this is unfair. It penalizes those of us who had the initiative to purchase those very same current-model vehicles before March 20, in order to "encourage" more people to do so in the future. It's being largely paid for by the additional tax to be imposed on "gas guzzlers." The government should be encouraged to make the rebates retroactive on those fuel-efficient 2007 models.

Stan
I thought that way at first but then thought if they do that then what is to stop buyers of fuel efficient vehicles made prior to the 2007 model year saying what about us. Then were do you stop.

So as unfair as it seems I can live with it and understand why it was done the way it was.

Steve
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