2006 Federal Budget

By Kim Siever, 02 May 2006

The new government unveiled its 2006 budget today. Naturally, a few things stuck out in my mind.

  • The lowest tax bracket has received an increase of federal tax
  • The potentially abusable Canada Employment Credit
  • A taxable Universal Child Care Benefit
  • Textbook credit for post-secondary students that doesn’t even pay for one textbook
  • Tax breaks for sports programmes only
  • Armed border presence?
  • A GST cut in a booming hot economy

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