Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe, when my colleague wrote to me, he was looking at the possibility of a tax break for low-income, single-mother families. I am analyzing that, as well as just low-income families. You know, we need to find some ways to give those, on the bottom end of the income scale, as much support as we can. There is, of course, a cost to everything, whether you give the business community a corporate break, whether you give personal income tax breaks, low-income family breaks, there is a cost attached to it. And at some point, I have to balance that out with new revenues. I would like to, first of all, publicly thank my colleague for that recommendation. We will evaluate that and I want to ensure him we are but I cannot commit to him today as to whether in fact, we will put it in place in the new budget in January. Certainly, we are taking a hard look at it because, clearly, something has to be done. Thank you.
John Todd on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 23rd, 1997. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 22nd, 1997
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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