Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we think it is a way of being fair with our employees. They are entitled to vacation travel assistance and when we were issuing travel warrants there was no G.S.T. to be paid. Now that we are issuing cash payment, then you can in effect say that their airfare would be discounted by seven per cent if we did not pay the G.S.T. We do pay the cost of airfare, plus airport taxes. We have paid these airport taxes before and have always done that. In our opinion, we have set a precedent and we are paying a benefit to an employee and that benefit will be taxed. Therefore, in the opinion of the Department of Justice, if it did go to arbitration, it would come down in favour of the employees. We are requesting to pay the seven per cent G.S.T., Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
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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