Thank you. Clause 68.
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Bill 27: Payroll Tax Act, 1993
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. Clause 69.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. Clause 70.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just for the record, I would like to hear from the Minister that the proposed regulations will in fact look very much like Tabled Document 104-12(3). The Minister has not made a statement or commitment to work with these regulations which were tabled in his absence in the House. Just for the record, I would like to hear the Minister agree that these are the regulations we will be working with.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, there will be more detail, just to make sure it is an understandable set of regulations. The only substantial difference in the tabled document and the regulations that will be in place will be the addition of the $5,000 threshold that we changed the act to allow in the regulation a $5,000 threshold for people who are working a bit in the Northwest Territories and not earning more than $5,000. That is the only substantive change to the regulations, apart from more detail, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. Clause 70. Mr. Koe.
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Clause 72, retroactivity. I know there is section 2(a) has a relieving effect. I am sure the Minister is relieved. I assume this regulation only provides retroactive relief after the bill comes in effect. I guess none of this comes into effect until July 1, but what is the statute of limitations in terms of this type of clause in dealing with this kind of tax? How far back can one go?
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, that regulation would only be allowed to be retroactive if it meets one of those criteria. It has a relieving effect only, it corrects an ambiguous or deficient enactment that was not in accordance with the objectives of this act. It is consequential on an amendment to this act, et cetera. It allows a new regulation to be retroactive to the enforcement or the coming into force of this particular act. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. Clause 70. Mr. Koe.
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Fred Koe Inuvik
I would like to make a comment. After all these many years we are still passing acts with ambiguous words or words that would be difficult to translate or difficult for uneducated people to read or understand. It has always been a complaint and we should try to do things in simple language, yet as bills come forward we continue to use words such as are in this clause. That was just a comment, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. Clause 70. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Clause 71. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. Bill as a whole. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Is it agreed that Bill 27, Payroll Tax Act, 1993, is ready for third reading. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Dent.