Support for the HST

The campaign about the HST is beginning and there is a coalition in favour of the HST, the Smart Tax Alliance.

Here is who supports the Smart Tax Alliance:

• Aggregate Producers Association of B.C.
• Association for Mineral Exploration B.C.
• B.C. Agriculture Council
• B.C. Chamber of Commerce
• B.C. Construction Association
• B.C. Food Processors
• British Columbia Hotel Association
• B.C. Pulp and Paper Steering Committee
• B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association
• B.C. Technology Industry Association
• B.C. Trucking Association
• Building Owners and Managers Association of B.C.
• Business Council of B.C.
• Canadian Association of Petroleum Producer
• Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
• Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
• Certified General Accountants Association of B.C.
• Certified Management Accountants Society of B.C.
• Coal Association of Canada
• Coast Forest Products Association
• Construction Labour Relations Association of B.C.
• Council of Forest Industries
• Greater Vancouver Gateway Council
• Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C.
• Initiatives Prince George Development Corporation
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C.
• Insurance Bureau of Canada
• Mining Association of B.C.
• Mining Suppliers Association of B.C.
• Motion Picture Industry Association of B.C.
• New Car Dealers Association of B.C.
• New Media B.C.
• Railway Association of Canada
• Retail Council of Canada
• Truck Loggers Association
• Western Convenience Stores Association

Basically more or less the full spectrum of the BC economy, other than tourism/hospitality, is supporting the tax.