The Conservative government is counting on higher user fees as part of its deficit-fighting plan even as Prime Minister Stephen Harper boasts that he won’t raise taxes.
It’s a distinction that may be lost on many Canadians, but the government is insisting there’s a difference.
Erasing the deficit and cutting taxes were the twin pillars of Mr. Harper’s election campaign and ensuing budget. Now, day by day, new details are beginning to trickle out in terms of the impact this program will have on Canadians.
In a closed-door speech Wednesday afternoon to federal public service executives, Treasury Board President Tony Clement gave his first outline of the government’s strategic and operating review that he will lead this year to find “at least” $4-billion a year in ongoing savings.
The process is a central feature in the government’s plans to erase the deficit by 2015.
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Source: Globe & Mail
It’s a distinction that may be lost on many Canadians, but the government is insisting there’s a difference.
Erasing the deficit and cutting taxes were the twin pillars of Mr. Harper’s election campaign and ensuing budget. Now, day by day, new details are beginning to trickle out in terms of the impact this program will have on Canadians.
In a closed-door speech Wednesday afternoon to federal public service executives, Treasury Board President Tony Clement gave his first outline of the government’s strategic and operating review that he will lead this year to find “at least” $4-billion a year in ongoing savings.
The process is a central feature in the government’s plans to erase the deficit by 2015.
Full Article
Source: Globe & Mail
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