Pro-HST group says FightHST ads misleading
Pro-HST group says FightHST ads misleading
Complaint filed
Renee Bernard Jun 18, 2011 17:07:57 PM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The people behind FightHST are defending themselves, after a complaint was filed against one of their radio ads.
In the commercial, Bill Vander Zalm says "Vote HST to extinguish the HST and keep all of your money." But the Smart Tax Alliance says it is misleading. The pro-HST group has filed a complaint with Advertising Standards Canada.
But FightHST's Chris Delaney says it's clear it doesn't mean you get to keep every cent. "They don't mean you get to keep every single cent. You will still be paying a tax. You won't be paying the additional money you'd be paying under the HST. Any person with a brain in their head can figure it out," he insists.
He believes the pro-HST campaigners should be looking at their own ads. "Remember these are the same guys that are running ads saying the HST is 10 per cent when it's actually 12."
Delaney says he's had several people complain to him that the pro-HST ads are confusing, but he hasn't had the same feedback about the FightHST ads. |
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