Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 22, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba 12 Winnipeg free up photo i l prime minister Mulroney is applauded at the resumption of commons sitting Stevens pledges consultation on development Ottawa up the Federal government has decided to abandon the unilateral approach to regional development and give the provinces More Industry minister Sinclair Stevens said there has been a reconfirmation that the Day of Federal regional development is Stevens told a news conference after meeting with representatives 10 provinces and two territories for More than six there was a very Welcome response As far As the provinces and the territories Are concerned to the concept that we work together and consult and that wherever possible we coordinate our Active Quebec Industry minister Rodrique Biron said the new which is to be discussed at the first ministers conference next Means less duplication on development programs by the two Levels of he said the Federal government will depend More on the provinces to determine where Assis Tance is rather than making that decision on its the Federal government will continue to inter Vene in economic but in a Way that will be piggybacked on the decisions taken by the Biron adding Quebec has always wanted to be in charge of regional development within its Well have Only one study made and one set of civil servants and one so it will be faster for the Enterprise involved and a lot Biron said details still have to be worked out before the new approach is the Industry ministers asked that it be discussed by the first ministers at their february economic conference in he asked whether the Federal government would continue to have the final say in some Biron said that in major projects costing millions of dollars he expected the Federal government will be in but in the area of Small and medium sized the provinces will take the tories keep plans quiet Ottawa up Liberal maps got few hints about possible changes in Federal programs for families and pensioners when the commons resumed sitting yesterday after the Holiday re health minister Jake Epp ruled out an end to the indexing of family allowances and old age Security but finance minister Michael Wilson asked maps to be patient about possible changes in the Canada pension opposition Leader John Turner led off the first question period in a month by asking if the conservative plan to eliminate income tax exemptions for senior citizens or do away with annual costo living increases in baby Bonus and pension Epp ducked the first but he said getting rid of indexing is contrary to conservative and the position weve taken very clearly is that the program that is in place that that improving benefits Turner and Liberal pensions critic Doug Frith also asked about prospects for improving the benefits paid through the Canada pension plan at the same time premiums Are opening up the plan to increasing disability pensions and lowering the Normal age of retirement were three options put Forward by the Frith also complained that the provinces had abused the plan by taking advantage of Loans at lower than Market Wilson said the liberals were the party in Power when the pension plan and its lending arrangements were set up in options for changes in Federal policies affecting parents with children under 18 and people 65 and Over Are to be made Public in a government discussion paper next Epp said last week that family allowances and old age pensions be but he left open the possibility of changes in other increases in the child tax credit and guaranteed income supplement Are among the options apparently still All changes of substance in the Canada pension plan either changes in contributions by work ers and their employers or changes in retirement and disability benefits have to be negotiated with the changes require the approval of Ottawa and two thirds of the provinces with two thirds of the o o end to giveaways urged corporate tax cuts too Broadbent says Ottawa up brandishing a government study that shows corporate tax cuts Are the most costly and least effective Way to create new Democrat Leader de Broad Bent called on the government yesterday to put an end to give Broadbent told the commons corporate tax cuts Cost canadians billions of dollars each year and Are a inefficient Means to decrease currently per he called on the government to overhaul the tax system in its april finance minister Michael Wilson said his office is studying tax expenditures and will present a paper on the topic sometime this but he resisted Broadbent invitation to overhaul the tax system in the saying it would be disruptive to effect change so prime minister Mulroney told Broadbent that tax changes will be announced in the budget and not anywhere outside the Broadbent said the government has had More than enough time to study the Issue and is stalling for the auditor general has already parliament r o called attention to the in his annual that we spend billions of dollars a year in corporate tax Breaks that have absolutely no a the nip Leader the minister of finance and the minister suggested that the government Hast had time to bring in a comprehensive Reform of the tax that absolutely Ridick billion in cuts there not hesitating to talk about a change in social Treyve announced billion in cuts in social they ought during the seven month period be tween the election and the address the corporate accountability Issue in terms of taxes As auditor general Ken Dye said in his 198384 report that tax expenditures Are a huge hidden budget within the financial affairs of Cana Dye was concerned that the government had no Way of knowing whether tax expenditure programs were effective or efficient or How much Money it would lose through these tax Dye said his office is studying Taj expenditures with regard to account ability and compliance and he urged maps to do the Broadbent said yesterday that if the government ceased its use of giveaways it would not have to Cut social programs to save the government is reviewing All social programs to see where it could save but has said old age Security and the family allow Ance will remain the document Broadbent referred to in the House was done by officials at the employment and immigration the study showed general government expenditures would create jobs in a five year period at Cost of a personal income tax cuts would result in jobs in the same period at a Cost of a Job and investment in nonresidential construction would create jobs at a unit Cost of investment in machinery and equipment would produce jobs in five years at a Cost of each and corporate tax cuts would result in jobs in the same period at a unit Cost of prices effective until items available Only while quantities outstanding values and Winnipeg Weston Square Mon a 9 m Ort sunday 11 a s 527 St Kirk mow to 4 8 thurs 4 r 9 sunday 11 May Lect Jefferson 4 Aksum to 00 open sunday 11 a City Garden Oaks 2186 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