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Durham riding hS Alex Shep- herd said the outrage which greeted asat week'is announce- ment that Ottawa will broaden rather than kil, the goods and services tai is underatandaàble. But the gvernments pIlan to harmonize the GST wth provin- cial sales taxes is not contrary to, the Liberals' 1993 electioni cam- paignpltfor=, Shepherd insista. kiowever, some Liberal liPs, notably deputy p rime minister Sheila Copps, do have a eredibi- lity problem over what they per- sonally promised, he concedted.. «When 1 campaigned I neyer used words like scrapped oYr aboi- ished,» said Shepherd. «From my backgrud <as an accountant) I was fuly cogniant that the revenues woul neyer disappear,he said. «m2ý W.e Camn 0 With our FREE Mobile Service, we will corne to ypur home or office. We also do complete auto & marine upholstery, boat tops & covers at our Port Perry location.,Ask us! The $18 billion collected annually through the GST «represents ail t he monies we spend on old age pensions,» Shepherd noted. I While no one would be upset to see the tai go, «frankly we can't afford ta lose the revenue,»' he said. Having served on the Houe of Gommons finance committee which exarnined alternatives to the GST and toured the country, Shepherd said most people who appeared before the committee favïoured harmonization. "Consumera and others said 'we want the tai included in the price, we don't want to be accuntntstryngto fguei out in thestare ,hsaid. wet Business groups meanwhile feit a harmonizea tai woulJ reduce costs through less paper- work and duplication, Shepherd said. The north Whtbhy representa- tive said Finance Mntr Paul Martins plan to merge the GST, I l'*~"~*. EXCLUSIVE PARADUISE..... Unique estate custom*built home. 4,800' of living space nestled amongst mature trees and rolling countryside, modem oversized ktchen ls a dream for any Gourmet. 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