The NDP has a week to decide if it will save the Liberal government from meeting the people. Some are saying the budget is sufficiently down the left-wing alley that the struggling Liberals may yet string out their administration. The process seems to be one of the least attractive outcomes of minority government seen in Canada in recent history. Here are the top three highlights of the budget tabled today. The link at Canoe below has more.
- Earners making $150,000-plus will pay 1.56% more in income tax, those making more than $220,000 will pay an additional 3.12%
- Tobacco taxes will jump by $3.25 a carton plus HST bringing the increase to $3.67 on 200 cigarettes
- Aviation fuel taxes will soar by 248%
