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Huron Expositor, 2009-05-06, Page 23The Huron Expositor • May 6, 2009 Page 23 News Ag minister talks harmonized sales tax, swine flu with farmers in Lucknow last week Garit Reid The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for On- tario, Leona Dombrowsky, was in Lucknow on April 30 to talk with farmers and farm groups from the Bruce county area. She was accompanied by .Huron - Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell who was also there to put on a Liberal fund-raising event. Some of the keyissuesthat were being addressedat the meeting were _the impact of the Harmo- nized Sales Tax (HST) on farm- ers and the.. misinformation about the - H1N1 human swine flu on the pork producing industry. Dombrowsky was in support of the HST as she believes that it will bring many positive financial gains to farmersin the area and all over Ontario. "As far as farmers go, this is good • »• news. It ,will reduce their cost of business because theywill only be doing one tax return instead of two," said Dombrowsky. • "It will also mean that a num- ber of items they pur- chase for their farm business will now be exempted." She went on to say that these items could _ range from farm vehi- cles, computer equip- ment, office equipment, mainly just everything that goes into running a farm. Along with the equip- ment necessary to . run a farm business, Dom- browsky also said the HST would also include the purchase of agricultural land. She addressed that it wouldn't be a problem to farmers who would ultimately have to pay more for the land with the ad- ditional sales tax. "I don't see why it will be a prob- lem, we are talking about a single sales tax, so at the pres- ent time when farm- ers purchase land or sell land to another farmer there is GST applied," said Dom- browsky. "When that GST is applied it will be then rebated 100 per cent." She went on to say that the total price of the land will not change from current land prices because of the GST rebate. One key point she made about HILDEBRAND PAINT & PAPER Call Doug for all of your painting and wallpapering needs Seaforth 519-527-0058 (519) 5254618 THOMPSON URETHANE SPRAY .' FIBREGLASS 1 NSULA1'ION Cali Ron At 519-263-2319 DUCHARME CARPENTRY ex DRYWALL TIM DUCHARME 519-527-2068 MOBILE 519-525-0138 This Spot Available Call the Huron Expositor 527-0240 land transfer is that families would be exempt from having to pay sales tax. "When farms are transferred within families the Ontario gov- ernment doesn't charge land trans- fer taxes," said Dombrowsky. However, there were limitations how immediate the family .can be. The H1N1 human swine flu was also a topic of discussion and Dombrowsky wanted to assure all -of the farmers who attended that the matter was being taken care of. "From the Province of Ontar- io's perspective this is a human health issue and so the Provincial Minister of Health has the lead on this topic," said Dombrowsky. "There is a lack of understand- ing about the nature of H1N1. It's called swine flu, but people don't contract this illness from eating pork," she said. • Agricultural • Residential • Commercial • Pole Line Construction Atodet R. 'l(i',00c tilin ELECTRIC R. # 4 Seaforth, ON NOK 1 Wq (519) 522-1556 Excavating Inc. • • Derrick VanDriel 519-440-8298 Sknon VanDriel `-` 519.482-3783 `a'ie:`or" Excwetors, Bobcat, Dower %Wog, etc. Complete Excavating Contractor This Spot Available Call the Huron Expositor 527-0240 111' • ,•tV4-; . This Spot Available Call the Huron Expositor 527-0240 WHITNEYRIBEY FUNERAL HOME CEMETERY MONUMENTS ROSS W. RIBEY DIRECTOR 87 Goderich St., Seaforth 519-527-1390 Pre -planned and Pre - Arranged Funeral Services Available Sincere and Courteous Service i34L tts• Bookkeeping f • Archiving • Office Organization Othri CIMItioee, "...for your farm, home and business" eaa 519-523-4813 email: jacksoismessa a@tcc.on.ca SILLS HOME HARDWARE SUPPLIES FOR THE HANDYMAN Bottled Water Refill Station • Plumbing • Heating • Electrical • Paint CARPET CLEANER RENTAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER Service & Re -Charge Depot GLASS & SCREEN REPAIR For All Your Hardware Needs Main St., SEAFORTH 519-527-1620 Vise, MC, Home Card, AM Express, interact SEW AND SAVE CENTRE LIMITED Sewing Machine and Serger Specialists Repairs to all makes •FREE ESTIMATES •ALL WORK GUARANTEED SALES Janome, Juki, Babylock, Omega Machines LOTS OF USED MACHINES I. 149 Downie St. (Beside Hudson's Dept. Store) STRATFORD 519271-9660 't ELECTRIC Steven Wynja RR#1 Seaforth ON (519)525-2389 Agricultural • Residential Commercial • Pole Line Construction ECRA-FSA License# 7000258 I. t " 3 ' 4 • ;A 4, t i • , . 3.! 1.. ,.�1. ..'i .'4: ; 4 » .. r. b 4.• .i� _: `b ,. €.. UPSHALL Backhoe Service • Backhoe Dump Truck • Septic Installation Call: Dan Upshall Ph: 519-522-0984 Cell: 519-949-0183 E mondville r• t s .1