Freeland doesn’t rule out new taxes on wealthy or corporate Canada in upcoming budget
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has ruled out raising taxes on the middle class in the upcoming federal budget — but won’t say if corporations or the wealthy are in for the same treatment.
Freeland pointedly did not answer Tuesday when asked during a news conference about the prospect of new taxes on corporate Canada or others not part of the middle class.
Instead, she emphasized the “urgent” need to invest in things that are important to Canadians, such as housing and artificial intelligence.
“Young Canadians (especially) need us to make those investments — investments in housing, investments in affordability, investments in productivity and growth,” Freeland said.
“We also really believe in the importance of making those investments in a fiscally responsible way.”
Freeland has already said she would honour the new fiscal guardrails that were announced in the fall, including keeping the federal deficit below $40.1 billion.
But the new measures won’t be financed by way of higher taxes on the middle class, she insisted.
“We remain absolutely committed to being there for hardworking middle-class Canadians, and then we won’t raise taxes on them,” she said.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has already made similar commitments.
With the federal budget to be delivered April 16, questions are swirling about how the Liberals will pay for a recent raft of policy proposals, including a national school food program.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 9, 2024.
Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press
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