Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 23, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free october 1995 a7 private sees no wrong in ending free flights by Paul Mckie staff reporter not everyone in the Canadian armed forces is fuming because of Ottawa decision to cancel free flights for service personnel and their families on military a private with the 2nd Batal lion Princess Patricia Canad an Light infantry at the Lipsett Hall gym on Kenaston Boule Vard said he didst see anything wrong with cancelling the free pay your own Bills like everyone he department of National defence Headquarters in Ottawa last week put the Kibosh on the practice of free flights after the free press reported that a 190seat Airbus flying 15 soldiers to new zealand dropped off several dozen Mili tary families for a vacation in the policy change Only affects flights on military air for if a her Cules is flying to a destination carrying troops or on a training military personnel and the families cant get on even if there is space the policy does not affect charter flights on civilian aircraft arranged by the armed forces that the private As Long As they keep the charter flights then its he added he gets to Fly Back Home to Nova Scotia once a year on a flight paid for by the Mili the wife of one who spoke on condition of said that when her husband signed up one of the conditions was that they could use the Hercules transports to travel free across Ontario income tax Cut spells trouble for Manitoba by Alice Krueger legislature reporter Manitoba could lose million in equalization pay ments if Ontario Premier Mike Harris cuts income taxes As the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce the Cut on top of a lion drop in Federal Transfer pay ments this and a further million next year could create bumps on the Filmon governments path to balanced Cibic in its september newsletter says the Ontario tax Cut would have an Impact on equalization payments to have not provinces such As equalization payments Are made by Ottawa to the seven poorer provinces based on a number of provincial tax and economic Indi Cibic says if Harris achieves his goal of a 30 per cent Cut in person Al the potential tax take in Ontario would be reduced by about billion that would then have to be factored into the equalization reducing payments to the have not Cibic Drew its conclusions from a study by Michael senior scholar with the Caledon Institute of social Mendel son is a former senior civil servant who worked for governments in both Manitoba and but finance minister Eric Ste Fanson said Hes not losing any sleep Over nor has he factored it into his future budget Calculi i dont feel i have to in not the least bit concerned at this he although he conceded Mendel sons calculation is accurate in the simplest it does not take into account the economic stimulus that a tax Cut of that size would produce in the stimulus could very Well offset All of he adding that wont be known until the tax cuts take place and All the equalization calculations Are in the simplest sense its an accurate calculation if taxes just dropped 30 per cent overnight that not How it will he they will happen Over a period of time and there will be other eco nomic activity that will take Harris has indicated the tax Cut will be implemented Over two beginning with a 15 per cent Cut in the provinces next said Ste Fanson is being unrealistic if he thinks the tax Cut will result in an economic surge sufficient to off set the predicted Impact on equal he said it would take a 42 per cent increase in personal income in Ontario to offset the the scale of income growth that would be required to compensate fully for the reduction in equalization is Gigantic and not obtainable in anything less than a and even that would be the most extra Ordinary decade of personal income growth weve Ever he he a tax Cut financed by a spending Cut is not stimulating the its the exact he he predicted that if Ontario experiences a recession or a slow Down in economic the financial squeeze for Manitoba could be even More w v Al 2343 two pastern chefs us pump ugh inc r Amhi snort Moefefe Standard 2wheel drive and 4wheel drive Iii with 24j package which includes air cruise Power keyless entry and Security alarm with 24a package includes air cruise tilt dual air Doc cassette is prices include factory rebate assigned to dealer and excludes registration and rates include factory rebate assigned to dealer freight is also registration and taxes Security Deposit is required As follows stratus Cirrus free Kilometres Are limited to charge of for excess see dealer for 30 months no 95 onus with 26j package includes air cruise tilt dual air Abs v6 cassette in fib pts h no t ;