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Newspaper
Rivers Banner
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 13, 1999
Page
2
A reflective It discusses unseasonable warmth aiding farmers, poor crop quality, and plans to quit or retool. It emphasizes priorities: God, marriage, and children, then finances, skills, and managing debt. It urges honesty, self-reliance, and faith, noting life continues beyond farming setbacks.
Finance Minister Paul Martin forecasts a five year 100 billion surplus and hints at tax cuts, debt relief, and more spending. The plan awaits the millennium budget decisions, with questions on how much relief and spending will occur. Prime Minister Jean Chretien criticizes high taxes while Canadians face an evolving fiscal outlook.
The piece argues taxes in Canada are rising with CPP and EI hikes, projecting a $85 payroll tax increase for an $39,000 earner and $1,324 extra taxes in 1999. It urges action via the Canadian Taxpayers Federation to push for tax relief including indexing brackets, ending the federal surtax, and a 10 percent across the board cut.
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