Cold tax numbers for those hot summer days
Federal Director Walter Robinson notes high Canadian spending on health care at $95 billion yearly with 70 percent public funding. He cites debt interest at $42.2 billion, elderly benefit transfers at $24.3 billion, EI account surplus of $7.23 billion, and a $3.5 billion figure tied to Industry Minister Brian Tobin per Sun Media.
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The piece outlines large spending and debt figures from Canada’s budget era. It highlights a 3.5 billion expenditure tag in 17 days, cites a 2.45 billion Liberal leadership campaign claim, and notes daily debt interest of 115.6 million on a 565 billion national debt. It mentions MPs and Senators pay rise, Groupaction funding, and tax increase rates since 1961. The commentary is from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Manitoba.
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