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- From: yadallee@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave Shariff Yadallee)
- Newsgroups: can.politics,soc.culture.canada,soc.culture.new-zealand,can.general
- Subject: Re: Liberal Party Tax Policy
- Message-ID: <NsD2XB7w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 05:56:22 MST
- References: <1993Jan26.203509.24848@csi.uottawa.ca>
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- Nuke me for placing this in can.general. I wish there was a line like
- Follow-up: can.politics,soc.culture.canada,soc.culture.new-zealand.
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- Facts:
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- - The GST has caused caused inflation to soar. According to Stats Can, the
- GST was responsible for a 1.6% increase in the CPI in Jan 1991. Consequently,
- the implementation of the GST was in direct conflict with the government's own
- inflation target.
-
- - The GSt has hurt the small business sector. The Canadian Federation of
- Independent Business has stated that the total cost of the GST to Canadian
- business in 1991 was $9.6 billion -- resulting in 1000 000 jobs being lost.
-
- - Recent figures ny the Finance department indicate that it cost taxpayers $900
- 000 000 to implement the GST
-
- - the $ 6600 000 000 compliance costs associated with the GST means that it
- costs Canadians business and the Canadian economy $.40 to collect every $1 of
- GST revenue.
-
- - cross-border shopping has increased.
-
- FYI:
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- - A regressive tax is one which leaves the rich virtually intact, but the poor
- suffer.
-
-
- Explicit Liberal Position:
-
- -Replace the GST with a fair Tax
-
- - Tax Reform on 5 principles:
- 1. Fairness - The burden of paying taxes should be based on the ability
- to pay
- 2. Simplicity - The tax systm should be made easier to understand and
- comply with.
- 3. Integrated - Tax reform should NOT be undertaken in isolatin from
- provincial and municipal tax refrom.
- 4. Visibility - Canadians have a right to know how much tax they are
- paying and to which level of governement
- 5. Revenue Neutrality - Tax reform should be undertaken for the purpose
- of making the tax system fairer,
- not as a guise for raising taxes
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- Furthur, I heard that New Zealand has a tax system of pay at based of 26% and
- has streamlined the beaucracy.
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- C U
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- Dave Shariff Yadallee (B. Sc. (Econ/Math) (U of Alberta 1990) )
- (yadallee@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca, userLIBE@mts.ucs.ualberta.ca)
- God Save the Queen, God Bless us All! Remember! Jesus Saves!!
- Birthdate: 29 Jan 1969, Redhill, Surrey, England, UK
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