For over two years, Andrew Wilkinson has attacked and promised to cancel the $1.8 billion EHT that the largest 15% of businesses pay:

“I’d like to, first of all, get rid of the unnecessary NDP taxes that have been piled on this year. That starts with this Employer Health Tax, which is going to drive up the costs of doing business in BC and drive employment out of BC.” – Andrew Wilkinson, CKNW, May 17, 2018.

Wilkinson and his MLAs criticized the EHT 348 times in the legislature. Wilkinson himself attacked it 12 times. (2018, 2019, 2020)

When asked today about his commitment to cancel it, Wilkinson dodged the question and attempted to downplay his previous promises.

But minutes later, BC Liberal MLA Candidate Jordan Sturdy took to twitter to call the EHT “lunacy"

The EHT was introduced in 2018 to replace revenue from MSP elimination, which saved British Columbians up to $1,800 a year.

BC NDP Candidate George Heyman:
“Andrew Wilkinson’s views on the Employer Health Tax are undeniable. But he knows that British Columbians don’t support tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations because it will mean healthcare cuts or higher fees for everyone else. He has made his intentions clear many times. He would scrap the EHT and make people pay for it.”