Key Issues

Lower Taxes

Canadians pay too much tax. Under the Liberals, middle-class families and senior citizens were being squeezed while the Liberal government squandered billions on scandals and mismanagement. Conservatives are cutting taxes for all Canadians.

Conservatives are cutting taxes to build a stronger, safer, better Canada.

The Conservative Record

Reduced the GST from 7% to 6% - a tax cut for every Canadian

Cut taxes for seniors by more than $1 billion every year by implementing the Tax Fairness Plan

Cut taxes for three million families by establishing a new $2,000 Child Tax Credit for every child under 18

Created the new $1,000 Canada Employment Credit to lower taxes for working Canadians

Established the “Tax Back Guarantee”- a plan that uses interest savings from national debt repayments to reduce personal income taxes for all Canadians

Delivered new tax credits for public transit, kid’s sports, textbooks, tools, and apprentices

Created the new Working Income Tax Benefit to help 1.2 million people over the “welfare wall”

Eliminated income tax on student scholarships, fellowships and bursaries

Reduced the tax burden on small businesses

Ensured fairness by lowering taxes for single-income earners by ending the marriage penalty

Eliminated the job-killing corporate capital tax