When I said that I was going in circles, I meant my answer was going in circles and I was trying to find a place to end the answer, not the questioning itself. The Department of Finance, we do track the principle and interest separately for each individual account, and all taxation legislation provides for an interest component, which motivates residents to keep their accounts with the government current. Changing the legislation to set up for an interest and then to potentially waive the fee would be contradictory and problematic as a policy choice. The government does need to continue to charge interest on delinquent accounts. As mentioned earlier, the structure is currently there to remit all or a portion of the tax on the authority of the executive council.
Robert C. McLeod on Question 311-18(3): Taxation in Fort Liard
In the Legislative Assembly on May 28th, 2018. See this statement in context.
Question 311-18(3): Taxation in Fort Liard
Oral Questions
May 28th, 2018
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