Can minister clarify once and for all how the levy will be collected
Can Premier admit that the levy was a mistake, and end his attack on lower income and hard-working Newfoundlanders and Labradorians
Can Premier end the confusion and identify how and when people will be impacted by the levy
Bennett, C.,
738
Davis, P.,
738
Comments against
Does minister understand the impacts of the budget increases, levy, tax and fees
Bennett, C.,
791
Davis, P.,
791
How can minister justify the levy, which puts hardship on seniors
Bennett, C.,
739
Parsons, K.,
739
How can minister's revenue projections based on the levy be accurate when she doesn't know who will be negatively affected
How does government justify this regressive form of taxation, which puts a heavier burden on low and middle-income earners than it does on higher income earners
How does Premier justify demanding levy from low and middle-income Newfoundlanders and Labradorians
How does the heavy-handed levy represent a fair budget
How were levy amounts determined and where is the concern for lower and middle-income families
How were levy amounts determined, and is it fair to put the burden on the lowest and hardest working Newfoundlanders and Labradorians
Individual
versus family levy
Is minister admitting that her initial plan for the levy was a political blunder which placed a disproportionate share of the burden on low and middle-income earners
As temporary measure
Unfairness of
Urging government to ensure that levy is immediately eliminated and that any replacement measure be based on progressive taxation principles and further urges that an independent review of the provincial tax system begin promptly to make it fairer to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians
Urging government to ensure that the Deficit Reduction Levy be eliminated and any replacement measure be based on progressive taxation principles and that an independent review of the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial income tax system begin immediately to make it fairer to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians
Michael,
632–633,
689–690,
743,
842,
958–959,
1118–1119,
1238–1239,
1394–1395,
1489–1490,
1780–1781,
1870
Rogers,
576–577,
687,
745–746,
840–841,
900–901,
960–961,
1012,
1065–1066,
1116–1117,
1177–1178,
1278–1279,
1334,
1552–1553,
1663–1664,
1718–1719,
1775,
1872–1873,
1958–1959,
2273
Urging government to immediately stop the introduction of the temporary deficit reduction levy
Urging government to reconsider the levy placed on low and middle-income families
Was there a plan on how the levy would be collected, or is that being made up along the way
What is it about the tax being temporary that in any way diminishes its unfairness
When will Premier announce the cancellation of the levy
Why did Premier choose to target those who can barely afford to live, with the levy
Why didn't Premier come up with a temporary, fair tax rather than temporary, unfair levy
Will employers be directed to change the tax tables to collect levy from their employees, and when should employees expect to see that coming from their paycheques
Bennett, C.,
738
Davis, P.,
738
Will Premier allow a free vote of his Members in the House today to end the unfair surtax
Will Premier cancel the levy, yes or no
Will Premier commit to giving advance notice of when he will call the budget vote
Will Premier listen to people and put a stop to the levy
Will Premier listen to what people are saying and remove the levy from the budget
Will Premier reconsider the levy
Will Premier use some of the $30 million fund to eliminate the levy