While releasing his party’s election platform on April 10 in Toronto, ON, Jack Layton promised to eliminate the deficit by 2014-2015 without major service cuts by hiking corporate tax rates to 19.5 per cent. The NDP says this will provide the government with nearly $10-billion in revenue. The NDP platform also vows to end fossil fuel subsidies, scrap new crime legislation and halt the funding of new prison construction.
While releasing his party’s election platform on April 10 in Toronto, ON, Jack Layton promised to eliminate the deficit by 2014-2015 without major service cuts by hiking corporate tax rates to 19.5 per cent. The NDP says this will provide the government with nearly $10-billion in revenue. The NDP platform also vows to end fossil fuel subsidies, scrap new crime legislation and halt the funding of new prison construction.