一貫以來公爵心目中,環保即是慳啲,因為環保的要義是3R,即Reduce減少用、Reuse再次用、及Recycle循環再用,這樣慳啲,那樣慳啲,結果就是省錢。但今日公爵知錯,環保絕不慳錢,相反環保是要花更多錢。
卑斯省有個環保條例,以環保為借口,強征電子用品的循環再用一個收費,這收費直情就是苛捐雜稅啦。
話說公爵買部32″電視機,機價不足$350,但要俾$27省稅,$19聯邦稅,仲要加$32環保稅,埋單竟是$426。在萬稅之國,為環保要多付$32,到那機要掉時,尚要交去指定地方,環保實非省錢!
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British Columbia’s Environmental Management Act Recycling Regulation requires the assessment of an environmental handling fee on the following electronic equipment purchases, either directly within or shipped into British Columbia:
$0.40 PER/PORT A/V RECYCLING FEE
$0.85 ANG PHONE ANS MACHINE RECYCLING FEE
$0.90 per Computer perpheral (Mice, Keyboards, Hard Drives, Optical Drives)
$1.20 per laptop, notebook or tablet computer
$2.75 VEHICLE A/V RECYCLING
$3.50 HOME A/V RECYCLING FEE
$5.50 per desktop computer and server
$6.00 HOME THEATRE RECYCLING FEE
$6.50 per desktop printer or printer combination
$9.00 per monitor, video display or closed circuit monitor – 29″ and smaller
All-In-One Computer<30" BC All_in-One Computer Fee
14.50 All in one computers
$15.00 per television with an 18" screen and smaller
$25.00 per television with a 19" to 29" screen
$30.00 per television with a 30" to 45" screen
$31.75 per monitor, video display or closed circuit monitor – 30" and larger
$45.00 per television with a 46" screen and larger
香港都差唔多,建議中:垃圾費,電氣稅,醫保。已實施:排污費,膠袋稅等,簡直就苛捐雜稅!