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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Taxpayers Federation Wants Tax Pledge From Premier

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the Alward Government to make a pledge not to raise taxes this year. 

The Federation's Atlantic Director Kevin Lacey tells CHSJ News the time has come to stop what he denounces as corporate welfare. 

Lacey says the provincial government should stop handing out tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to companies that are failing and, in some cases, the investments have been politically motivated.
 
The Taxpayer Federation's big fear this year is that taxes will be raised in the province which Lacey believes is the wrong thing to do when the economy is still shaky.