Posted Sep 8, 2024, 1:54 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2020
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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
It is a compelling promise, yes, but, at the same time, it reduces the province's fiscal flexibility and ability to nimbly respond to new economic conditions, and, to fund new needed infrastructure.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
I am all in favour of reduced taxes and fiscal responsibility, but, within reason.
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Wasn't the provincial portion of sales tax raised 2% under Gallant after Harper cut the federal portion by the same? This isn't some ancient provincial institution here.
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