MCK: Gas Tax advertising causing confusion

06/06/2012

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke (MCK) wishes to inform the community that advertisements in local media entitled �Program for administering the fuel tax exemptions for Indians� have been issued by Revenu Qu�bec and are NOT endorsed or supported by the Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke.

While the MCK supports the concept of point-of-sale tax exemption on gasoline purchased on reserve lands, there are issues in Kahnaw�:ke that remain unresolved and, as such, options are being explored that could address communal needs.

The new system is being implemented as a result of a class-action lawsuit filed by Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) Regional Chief Ghislain Picard in 2004 that challenged the legality of the current �rebate� process.

�The advertisements are causing some confusion within community,� said Chief Lloyd Phillips, who is the MCK�s representative at the AFNQL. �We are not yet ready to endorse the process. The announcements are premature, at least for Kahnaw�:ke.�