Yes, Treasury Secretary Eric Girard will announce a tax cut in his budget, and Quebecers will quickly benefit. In fact, the caquists are delighted to be practically the only ones on the ice campaigning for this return of funds to the taxpayers.
The big fundraiser will announce the one percentage point cut for the first two tax tiers as promised by the CAQ.
Last week, François Legault had to break his pride and admit that he had no choice but to delay the opening of 4,600 4-year-old kindergartens by at least 4 years, even if he had put his seat on the line.
While opposition parties and unions are urging him not to forego valuable earnings in a difficult economic environment, he could also have backtracked on his promise of a tax cut.
Especially in the first year of a term of office, far from a possible political gain, while the next election meeting takes place in 2026.
But the prime minister’s team believes the other parties are on the wrong track and that Quebecers desperately need a little help dealing with inflation now.
For a person earning an average salary of $56,000 in Quebec, that’s an extra sum of almost $400 to keep in their pocket.
For pairs, multiply by two.
When the price of an ordinary pound of butter hits $8, every opportunity to catch your breath is important.
The floor
To achieve this tax cut, Quebec will cut by 40% its annual payment to the Generations Fund, which was created to reduce the weight of the debt.
Many have accused the government of funding its promise at the expense of future generations.
However, it should be remembered that when the fund was set up in 2006, its objective was to reduce gross debt to a level below 45% of GDP in 2025-2026.
And this goal has already been achieved.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the planet, the Treasury Secretary left that leeway open.
We began to wonder. Should we continue to pay more than $3 billion a year into the fund even if the goal is met, or could some of that sum be used for something else?
There’s $19 billion in the pot.
And the government will keep it growing by continuing payments even if they are reduced.
We are a long way from plundering the fund.
And health ?
It is embarrassing to think of this lady who died after being abandoned to her sad fate in the emergency room of the Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis.
With this umpteenth proof of the health network’s bankruptcy, one wonders if we shouldn’t be devoting every penny to it.
But is it still a question of money?
The main problem is the lack of staff.
And we know that the sums earmarked for health have not been fully spent in recent years because many of the advertised positions have not found anyone.
You must rely on the Dubé-LeBel combination to provide lasting solutions.
The Caquistes know that the best possible results of their actions in the areas of health and education will be seen at the end of this second term.
In the meantime, they’ll be proud to have given inflation-choked Quebecers a little respite.
in bulk
Drainville is getting closer…to the Bell Centre!
CH yesterday took over Los Angeles Kings defenseman Frédéric Allard, much to the delight of education minister Bernard Drainville. Because the young hockey player from Saint-Sauveur is his son-in-law. Go get it go!
Sonja and Tiktok
TIKTOK SCREENSHOT
On Tiktok, we can often see the Treasury President dancing, driving snowmobiles, or doing construction work. Will she need to transfer her dynamic videos to another platform? She is certainly the one who is waiting impatiently for the CAQ’s instructions on this subject.
