Mr. Chairman, employees receiving cash pay out of V.T.A. have previously been provided with the cost of airfare, airport taxes and G.S.T. Of course when the invoice is not sent directly to the government for a plane ticket, if a regular person purchases from a travel agency or an airline, he has to pay the G.S.T. Since the precedent has been set with the other taxes, the Department of Justice believes that if this ever went to arbitration, we would lose this one, Mr. Chairman. So we are paying out the vacation travel assistance plus the G.S.T. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
John Pollard on Bill 14: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1992-93
In the Legislative Assembly on December 7th, 1992. See this statement in context.
Bill 14: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1992-93
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
December 6th, 1992
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John Pollard Hay River
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