Harper Offers Up Family Tax Break
Posted March 28, 2011 6:37 am.
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Stephen Harper provided the first policy promise of the campaign during a stop in B.C. today.
Harper says if the Conservatives are elected again they will provide a $2.5 billion tax break for two-parent families with children under 18.
The Conservative leader said this measure, which would allow spouses to split household income up to $50,000, wouldn’t take effect for five years.
Once the plan takes hold, he said it would provide average savings of $1,300 a year per family.
“Since taking office in 2006, our government has consistently lowered taxes on Canadian families so that they can keep more of their hard-earned money and have the financial security to raise their children and plan for the future,” he said.
The Liberals claim corporations are a bigger priority for the Conservatives.
“You come up to a family and say, ‘I’ve got good news!’ ” said Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff.
“First I’m going to cut taxes for the biggest and most profitable corporations in the country. And then maybe in five years, if you take a ticket and you’re patient and you vote for us a couple times, come back and we’ll do something really great for you.”
N.D.P. Leader Jack Layton also attacked Harper’s plan.
“This is exactly the sort of cynical move Stephen Harper used to denounce,” he said.
