Calina Gold, full of liberal leadership hopes, says that if a bidding to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the federal tax on products and services will be temporarily reduced.
Federal goods service tax (GST) is currently located at 5 %. In some states, it is included in the harmony sales tax (HST), which is collected in the region in conjunction with the federal tax.
Gold said she would reduce GST to 4 % a year if she became the next prime minister.
“For the Canadians I heard, this is a true specific scale that indicates that they are listening to them when they say they are expensive and need breaks.” Gold said at a press conference on Thursday.
“”[A GST cut] This is one of the things that the federal government can do to provide Canadian support, “she said.
Liberal leadership candidates, Carina Gold, announced on Thursday that if the Prime Minister was elected, the GST would be reduced to 4 % a year and the corporate tax rate of more than $ 500 million would be raised.
In December, the Liberal Party had a temporary GST holiday and deleted taxes for two months with certain items, such as children’s toys and clothes. Gould previously promised to permanently delete federal sales taxes for children’s items.
Gold’s proposal to reduce 1 % point tax in a year is expensive to cost $ 11 billion. Calculation by parliamentary budget officer (PBO).
In addition to temporarily reducing the GST, Gould also stated that it would increase the corporate tax rate from 15 % to 17 %, which earn more than $ 500 million a year.
“I think it’s time for a very wealthy company to pay a fair distribution,” said Burlington, Ontario on Thursday. She said this change would increase the federal revenue of $ 6 billion annually.
The liberal school will announce a new leader on March 9th. The party spokesman told CBC NEWS on Thursday that two discussions (one in English and French) will be held after February 17.
So far, the former Minister of Finance Crystay Freeland and the Governor of Canadian Bank Governor Mark Carney have been considered a front runner.
Carney is currently acquiring 62 liberal Cocas members, and Freeland has received 26 support. Gold has secured the support of two Cocas.
When asked about her position in the race, Gold argued that her campaign was appealing to the liberal of grassroots.
“It’s one member, one voting in the Canadian Liberal Party, and thousands of people nationwide have raised their hands to say that they are there,” she said.
“We don’t need a COR crown ceremony … what we need is an idea discussion. It’s a liberal membership and a Canadian is appropriate.”
Gold was also asked if she won the race and would call her election before the parliament returned in March. A former liberal house leader said that her decision depends on the context.
“If we are in a full -fledged trade dispute with the United States, where do we need to have the energy of our leaders and our government?”
“I think you have to know where you are on March 9th.”