Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 7, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba I 8 Winnipeg free november Green promises new taxes to curb financial by Greg Bannister Manitoba faces a projected Mil lion deficit next year unless Steps Are taken to increase Revenue to the prov progressive party Leader Sidney Green said Green said that if his party would raise taxes and create new sources of Revenue to Stem Manitoba imminent financial he challenged other political parties to Tell the Public How they would Deal with the he specifically challenged them to Tell voters if taxes will Rise after the Green denied going out on a limb by committing himself to tax in id do this not because in interested in taxing people but because in interested in saving them debt charges he cited his party proposed excess profits tax for the Mineral sector As one Means of raising additional reve but said the measure would not be enough to wipe out the Green said the province ran up debt charges last year of about he said that by taking Steps the deficit problem could be you can do it for a relatively Small amount of the longer you wait the More its going to he attacked the other parties in the election for failing to inform the Public of the provinces financial Green accused the conservative government of attempting to hide the grim news from voters by calling an election Sis election u81 now before having to present a 198283 budget in the he attacked the new democratic party and Liberal party for also failing to Deal with Manitoba financial i think its incumbent on them to Tell the people of the province How they plan to Deal with this the voter is More intelligent than people give him credit in saving him Money in the Long the other Guys will Cost him Green said he arrived at his projected deficit by applying a 12percent inflation Factor to this years expenditures and by applying a 10percent growth Factor to this years he said the million projected deficit did not take into account the million dental care program announced thursday by health minister Bud that figure is just for a status if they continue to Promise new pro As they probably will As the Campaign the figure will Lyon drops gloves to hit nip record by Maureen Brosnahan Teulon conservative Premier Sterling Lyon lashed out at the new democrats yesterday for Labelling his governments planned Meg projects giveaways of natural campaigning in Gimli where education minister Keith Cosens is in a fight for Lyon told a crowd of about 70 that the nip Are the experts in he said ventures by the previous nip administration into projects such As the fast food Saunders aircraft and helter shelter Hydro development were financial Deba cles which Cost Manitoba taxpayers hundreds of millions of if any member of the nip tries to Tell you that Alcan is a Giveaway you ask him about that list of nip Industrial development Lyon those were the real the waste of your tax dollars by a Bunch of people who didst know How to run the Public affairs of this Lyon nip does not want Alcan and would never be Able to negotiate a Deal for Potash develop ment in southwestern Manitoba be cause of its approach to resource i suggest to you that god they Ever got into office there be a Potash mine in Manitoba because no Developer is going to oper ate with that kind of confrontation St he thousands of jobs they dont want to use the strength of our resources in Manitoba to build for the future of our while attacking the previous nip Lyon reiterated his plans for deals with Alcan and programs for Potash and hydroelectric develop he said the Alcan pro posed for the Teuton will create thousands of construction jobs for Manitoban and Spur the growth of the local he offered reassurances that the proposed smelter would meet Tough environmental there will be no compromises with the environmental safety of the project or More people live within a 30mile distance of this Community and we would no More risk the safety of our families than we would of anyone else at he there is going to be no risk to any of those controlled development Lyon said the Alcan Deal and the proposed Western Power Grid will make possible the controlled development and construction of Hydro stations in the North such As he promised last month that construction at the site would be since both Meg projects will require Large amounts of hydroelectric he said his plan for Hydro electrical development would be different from the previous nip plan which rushed construction in Manitoba in order to help prop up the Economy and make it appear to be stronger than it earlier Lyon officiated at a so turning ceremony in Gimli where construction of a flood diversion ditch is to begin next the simile approved by Cabi net months is expected to prevent basement flooding in Many Gimli the Cost of the project will be shared by the provincial and municipal gov yesterday Lyon officiated with health minister Bud Sher Man at the opening of the renovated Federal Pioneer Plant in fort Sherman is the la for fort the company employs 500 people in Manitoba and manufactures electrical transformers and equipment which is sold to electrical companies and mines throughout the last the company exported million in equip ment from their fort Garry National from plants throughout were in excess of Mil Desjardins slams Dent icare pledge by Ron Campbell health minister Bud Sher mans proposed Dent icare program is a insulting piece of nip health critic Larry Desjardins said health minister in the former nip government and now nip candidate in said the nip started a preventive dental care program for school children in performed by dental nurses under the supervision of but when the conservatives came to Power in they chased the dental nurses out and turned it Over to the dental making it much More Desjardins he questioned How Sherman could Promise a Dent icare program that would not be fully operational until by which time the government May have changed Desjardins also asked Why a government that consistently preached against such socialist programs is now promising it is because they Are panicked and think they will lose the 17 he on nip Leader Howard Pawley promised an extended Denti care program covering students from kindergarten to Grade 12 it now covers kindergarten to Grade 8 and dentures for senior Sherman came out with a comprehensive Dent icare program for starting with students and senior i think he is playing games and i dont think he is honest at Desjar dins the conservatives promised Den Tures for the elderly in the 1977 Cam Desjardins and the prom ise was never this government is supposed to be a righting government and it Hast got the courage of its Desjardins he suggested it is because the governments philosophy has failed in their restraint is a he Lauchlan attacks irresponsible pc silence on debt i1 Lauchlan says the liberals would be willing incur additional debt to pay for programs which would earn a Manitoba Liberal Leader Doug Lauchlan came out swinging yesterday at what he called irresponsible spend ing promises by the new democrats and silence by the progressive conservatives on How they would handle the provinces growing debt Lauchlan told reporters the Provin Cial deficit this year will probably be More than the projected million and the nip apparently would incur even higher deficits while the tories Arent saying what they would do Howard Pawley has been travelling around Manitoba at a Promise a Day we believe the nip Are doing the promises routine to Point that is Lauchlan As for the my Basic Point is their i think Lyon has a duty to be is he going to continue with massive deficit financing the tories Haven been candid with the people on what they propose to do in terms of fiscal Price Lauchlan said the Cost of Hawleys promises to Aid Churchill and assist Farmers int Clear but he estimated these proposals plus More specific spending promises carry a Price tag of at least million Over the next four he added the new democrats Haven said they will Cut Back spend ing in other areas so these new pro Grams would raise the governments o the tories take the position that the three proposed Meg projects will inject significant new revenues into the provincial Treasury but Lauchlan said Lyon has yet to give a projection on How much or he added the conservatives have been strangely silent on they would increase of Cut Back the provincial debt and he called on Lyon to make a Clear statement on the As for the liberals Lauch Lan said he Hast made specific spend ing promises but that his party is willing to incur additional debt to pay for programs which would earn a re Urban policy paper greater investment in pos second Ary education and programs to Aid Small business Atid Rass agricultural productivity fall into he he refused to specify what would be an appropriate deficit for an acceptable deficit to me would be one that is clearly supportable by eco nomic i cant give you the Lauchlan unveiled an Durban policy paper dealing with neighbor Hood renewal and City finances but he didst outline How the proposals would work or what they would among other the paper pro poses d allowing the City of to Levy a municipal income tax As a substitute for part of the property tax d linking rent review id the cos of living and introducing a Mort Gage interest tax credit for Home d tax Grants and Loans for homeowners to fix up their proper d More Low income d Grants to encourage Energy efficient to the Low Dally the Northwest Orient Way o the it gives you Low round trip fares and the convenience of daily lights to California and save Money our Way to you can Fly to the Sun in Myers for Only round trip super leaving monday through lust Purchase your tickets 14 Days in More of Florida our from november 12 through december Fly our Way to these Florida destinations declination dem thru return thru depart thru sat return thru Fri round trip round Trio round round trip round round trip Scafi arc 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