SOUND OFF: People need relief, not more NDP taxes
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ONCE AGAIN, JOHN HORGAN AND THE NDP have proven they have no knowledge of what life is like beyond Hope. Not only has their latest budget done zilch to improve affordability for British Columbians, but it seems like the NDP is intentionally trying to empty the pockets of people in rural B.C.
The NDP have been touting an item in the budget that will eliminate the PST on electric heat pump systems. It’s a bid to steer people away from using natural gas. But what they fail to recognize is that while a heat pump can work semi-efficiently in the warmer climes of the Lower Mainland, people living anywhere north of Hope need a variable heat pump system to work in temperatures below -20C or so.
Not only are these ‘cold-rated’ models more costly, but most manufacturers would tell homeowners living in colder climates that they also need to have an alternative heat source to pair with it — like a natural gas appliance — because your heat pump will have a tough time running efficiently when it gets below -20.
It’s unclear why the NDP think anyone is going to invest in two heating systems at a time when the cost of nearly everything is going up. Life has become more unaffordable under this government, but they expect you to blow $25,000 or so on a natural gas system and a heat pump system so you can realize the PST savings on one of those products? It makes no sense, which is typical with NDP math.
