The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-09-12, Page 12_on•;-- 17 ,
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Waterloo MP };tarry Brightwell
didn t get fed
-an applause for his
defense of the eral government's
proposed goods and services tax.
But he didn't get any cat -calls
either.
Holding the third of eight meet-
ings . throughout the riding to dis-
cusslhe proposed new tax, Dr.
1kightwell addressed approximate-
ly 65 persons at the Kin Station here
Thursday night.
Asked if he had been sent out to
sell" the new tax, he replied that
this was not the case,' adding he
knew of only a couple of other MPs
who were holding similar meetings
prior to returning to Ottawa for the
new session.
He spoke on the proposed tax for
about half an hour and then fielded
a number of questions, many of
them of a specialized nature from
individual business people.
In his comments about the pro-
posed nine per cent tax on a wide
range of goods and services, sched-
iled to start in January 1991, Dr.
Brightwell said he has • some per-
sonal concerns about the tax. How-
ever,
owever, in general he Maintained • the'
tax will be a fairer one than the
manufacturer's sales tax of 13.5 per
cent which it will replace.
Noting lower income families
will receive a grant, payable in
advance, to offset the cost of the
proposed tax, Dr. Brightwell said in
effect the tax will take from the rich
and give to the poor.
"In this regard I call it a kind of
[Robin Hood tax.',
As an example of the amount low
income families will receive, Dr.
Brightwell said a family of two
adults and two children with a
gross income under $30,000 will
receive a tax refund of approxi-
mately $750 per year.
"Those with incomes $30,000 or
under will be better off immediate-
ly.,,
There is a feeling, he said, that
lower income people now pay more
than their share of taxes.
"I don't share that (feeling)," he
said. "I believe people with higher
incomes buy more and they buy
better quality which is more expen-
sive."
Along with the proposed new tax
which he said will be more visible
aS
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will be Owe
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Percentage
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credits in
Cominentfhg
generale :Dr Brig 1i ll' emphasized
wither;er not
individual pays
WO; , '' veryhq , y should file in
order twget their tax credit". Many
old people in . Rhe sem;
missing out on tax credits by not fil
ing an inconne tax form.
COULD BE RBDUCI
The proposed tax will be
imposed despite opposition to it,
the Perth -Wellington -Waterloo MP
said. However, he said it might be
lower than the nine per cent" pro-
posed by Finance Minister Michael
Wilson. .
"I don't believe it (the amount) is
etched in stoner he said. "Some
People . are predicting it will be six
or seven per cent. Personally, I
think it might come down by one
per cent. I think it will come in at
eight, rather than nine (percent)."
' • Blaming the media for a lot of.
misinformation concerning the pro-
posed tax, Dr. Brightwell encour-
aged people to get the information
available from his riding office and
read what is being proposed.
"Make your own decisions," he
advised.
On the matter of wheth- or not
business will pass along to con-
sumers the savings which will -
result from the difference of the
proposed nine per cent tax and the
existing 13.5 manufacturer's tax,
Dr. Brightwell said he believes busi-
ness will.
"Business will have savings," he
said. "The question is: will business
pass it along?"
Dr. Brightwell answered the
question by saying if there is
indeed competition, "and I think
there is", then business will be
forced into passing on the savings.
"If there is no competition, then
we will indeed be gouged under
the new system."
NEW CARS ONLY
Countering what he termed to be
a number of misconceptions publi-
cized by so-called experts, Dr.
Brightwell made the following
points:
—The proposed new tax will- be
applied to new automobiles only.
The only exception to this will be in
the case of a company-owned car
,sold. forwiyate
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-,- rices en re houses costing
5310,000°or less will be 4.5 per cent,
not nine per cent.
—The goods and services tax will
eliminate the unfair aspect of tax
now charged to some items and not
others. As an example to a washing
machine called a washer, but not to
a washing machine called a "spa-
cer". Such ambiguities will cease to
exist.
—The new "fairer" tax will have
both tax-free and tax-exempt cate-
gories. In the latter case, a grant
1e*lied tace
tax paint•
—The increase in, the Bost Of
gasp t+ ill n+>*never tent or it
five cents per litre, as Kane have
.ba t will' be .cents wlitrn ,.,
wit
ty " e ue -neuutraV
by e MlaisMyr,
the following s
and; itervietf I
bring in $2 Rt
ett+e�
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$18.4 .billion,`wbrought :.
by the manufegtuxer`axla i gi.i
an additional OA billing thie
degree�y
of inflation l.caused
(22.5 per cent according to the goo • •
ernment) will result in theeitc4
tura of an additional $2" biihon by
government for various sevices;
tax, credits issued to lower income
people, etc. will result in the expen-
diture of another $2.4 billion; it is
expected the government will have
to spend another $.2 billion in
administering the new tax. This
leaves a -net increase to the govern-
ment of $.1 billion. However, offset-
ting this, Dr. Brightwell said the
new system will result in an addi-
tional 145,000 jobs being created
throughout the economy.
—The $30 billion in 'deferred'
corporation taxes which those
opposed to the newtax keep refer-
ring to, Dr. Brightwell said, is a
book figure, rather . than real taxes
which can be collected.
QUESTIONS
i-.,a.ii the question period. those
in attendance raised concerns about
"cheap food" policy, the cost to
small business, invasion of privacy
through government computer. con-
' nections, and the cost of advertising
the proposed new tax.
After considerable back -and --
forth comments, Dr. Brightwell said
he and Paul Verkley of RR 1,
Atwood would have to "agree to
disagree" on whether the exemp-
tion of food from the proposed new
tax is a continuation of the govern-
ment's "cheap food policy".
Mr. Verkley, president . of the
Perth Federation of Agriculture
maintained it was continuing a
"cheap food" policy, while Dr.
Brightwell said it wasn't.
The two men also disagreed on
the aniount the exemption lowered
`4 food -prices: Whitevfr. Verkley said
f it lowered prices by the ftiYl tune"
per cent, Dr. Brightwell opined the
difference would be only 2.25 per
cent because of existing hidden
costs.
ADVERTISING
Looking angry and holding a
number of copies of two-page
newspaper ads concerning the pro-
posed tax, Murray Rea of RR 3, Lis-
towel took the government to task
for spending so much on advertis-
ing.
Saying he believed the cost
would be "close to a billion dollars"
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Wednesday, Sept. 13 to Tuesday, Sept. 19, 1989
Tim Keil
Wed., Sept. 13 School Fair, Belgrave, Blyth & Brussels. Parade be-
gins at 1 p.m.
Wingham Board of Police Commissioners Meeting,
3 p.m., Town Hall.
Thurs., Sept. 14 Wingham Figure Skating School begins today,
Lockridge Memorial Arena. Sanctioned by CFFA.
Contact Mary Mundell, 357-1454.
Fri., Sept. 15 Dance at Winghani Armouries, 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Ladies please bring sandwiches. Sponsored by
Wingham Happy Gang. Everyone welcome.
Lucknow Fall Fair begins.
Belmore Minor Ball Night at Belmore Comm. Cen-
tre, potluck supper 7 p.m. Family members
welcome.
Sat., Sept. 16 Lucknow Fall Fair, Parade 12:30 p.m, 7:45 p.m. -
Miss Midwestern Ontario Queen Pageant nter-
tainment and dancing.
Sun., Sept. 17 Second Annual Wingham Terry Fox Run, registra-
tion 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Riverside Park.
Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Whitechurch, 11
a.m. and Whitechurch United Church, 8 p.m. Guest
speaker at both services - Rev. Jack C. Whytock, of
Black Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church, Charlotte, N.C. Special music, lunch and
social hour to follow each service. Everyone
welcome.
5th Annual Turkey Supper, Teeswater United
Church, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Morar., Sept. 18 Friends and Family of Schizophrenics will hold a
support group meeting at 7:30 p.m. at 49 Huron St.,
Chilton. For further information call 357-1614.
A Tea for the Auxiliary to Wingham St District
Hospital will be held at the home of Mrs. Mabel
Wheeler in Belgrave from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon
and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Euchre Party, Wingham Legion, everyone
welcome.
Mintis Township Council !Victims, 7:30 m.
Tuniberry Township'Cowtcil N e tgg 7: 0 OA.
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ANNUAL TURKEY BANQUET
Turkey supper, Belgrave Cgmtnoni-
ty Centre on Wed., Oct. 4. lgeal.at 7
p.m. sharp. Adults $7.50, chtl!ien
$3.50. Advance tickets avail lie at
Belgrave store, Vance's i;) Store
and North Huron Credit , glen.
Tickets must be purchased in .ad-
ad-
vance.
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EUCHRE PARTY
At Wingham Legion, Moet., Sept. 16.
Everyone welcome. $1.50 per per-
son.
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DANCE
At Wingham Armouries to Gordon's
Olde Tyme Music, Fri., Sept. 15,
8:30-11:30 p.m. Free will donations.
Ladies please bring sandwiches.
Sponsored by Wingham . Happy
Gang. Everyone welcome.
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LUCKNOW FALL FAIR
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September 15 and 16. Friday eve-
ning: Log sawing, arch wrestling.
Saturday: Parade -12:30, light and
heavy horse shows, pedal tractor
pull, frog jumping, stilt Walking,
midway, livestock competition.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m. MISS MID-
WESTERN ONTARIO QUEEN
PAGEANT, entertainment by Good
Intention Productions; dancing to.
Woods Family and Friends.
GUIDE REGISTRATION
First Belgrave Guide registration •
will be held on Thurs., Sept. 14 from
6:40-7:40 p.m. at the Belgrave Com- -
munity Arena.
5,12 ,
FALL TEA
At St. Ainit'ew`'s Presbyterian
Church, Wingfiam; Wed:i Sept, la,,7r .;;
4 p:m. Everyone weleonie: 4 , `' ' •
5,12 ,
40Th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY - .'
The family of Clare and Gladys Van -
Camp invite you to attend a recep-
tion to celebrate their 40th wedding
anniversary at Blyth Community
Centre on Sat., Sept. 16. Dancing 9
p.m. -1 a.m. Your presence is a spe- ,
cial gift, no other is required.
5,12
DABBER BINGO
Lucknow and District Lions Club
dabber bingo every Sunday, Luck -
now Community Centre, 7:15 p.m. -
Doors open 6:15 p.m. Air condition-
ed. Wheelchair accessible. Potential
prize board over $3,000. $1,100 jack-
pot on 54 calls or less. $500 must go.
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131ST ANNIVERSARY
Of Wroxeter United Church, Sun.,
Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. Rev. Gordon
Pickell of Goderich will be the guest
speaker. Special music by the
Bender Family of Wroxeter. Fellow-
ship hour after service.
A TEA
For the Auxiliary to Wingham and
District Hospital will be held at the
home of Mrs. Mabel Wheeler in Bel -
grave on Mon., Sept. 18 from 10:30
a.m.-12 noon and 2-4 p.m. Everyone
is welcome.
TRAINING CAMP OPENS
BOY'S NIGHT OUT
The Wingham and District's Non -de-
nominational Christian Men's Group
"Kicks" off their second year in
style with guest speaker Gerry
Organ. Mr. Organ, an ex -CFL star
with the Ottawa Rough Riders for 12
years, is sure to set the tone for an-
other exciting and rewarding year of
bi-monthly meets for the "boys".
Hope to see you there Sept. 26, 8 p.m.
at St. Andrew's Presbyterian
Church in Wingham. Men of all ages
and newcomers welcome. The
Rough Riders could use you.
OPEN RECEPTION
Open wedding reception for John
Underwood and Susan Markham on '
Sat., Oct. 7 from 9 p.m. -1 a.m. at the
Belmore Community Centre..,
Friends and neighbors are most wel-
come.
REGISTRATION
Wingham Majorette Canadettes and
Flag Corp. are holding registration
at the Town Hall, Sat., Sept. 30 from
9:30-11:308.m.
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HARVEST SUPPER
Thursday, Sept. 28 at St. Stephen's s
Anglican Church, Corrie, beginning ,
at 4:.Op.rn.
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