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THE HERALD Wednesday May 23 Page 19 MP wan business to pass on GST savings Garth Turner MP Last week wrote about what Im trying to do in Ottawa now about the GST which is to make sure consumers are not ripped off when the new tax replaces the old one It struck me this was something people would want me to do making sure when the price services goes up that the price of many manufactured items comes down So the committee Im chairman of is holding hearings and after wards will writ a report telling the government what it should do to protect consumers But maybe Im just naive If Mr Turner and the rest of the Tons believe all the savings from the abolition of the will be passed on to consumers read the editorial in one Hills paper last week theyre sadly mistaken The editorial dumps on me for just trying to deflect some of the criticism away from the Tories We hope the Canadian con sumers wont be fooled it says Buy what exactly does that mean Should I stop pushing the feds to make sure the savings are passed on in the form of lower prices Is it hopeless Do I go back to Georgetown and garden for the summer Meanwhile another person in another newspaper writes an open letter to me Cant you people understand that even with the Manufacturers Sales Tax off by the time you put new taxes on freight commercial rents sup plies commissions packaging etc prices must go up dramatical ly Or is it that you just dont give a damn Actually I do Its the only reason somebody would want this job to try and make things better And no I dont believe that prices next year will go up dramatically And yes this is exactly why Im trying to get Big Business to com mit to passing on the savings and Big Labour to commit it wont use the GST as an excuse for big infla tionary wage demands Five economists told the com mittee a few days ago that prices will rise next year by between per cent and 15 per cent hardly a dramatic increase But if business gets greedy or labour gets mili tant then things could be far worse And you know who gets hurt in a wageprice spiral Consumers average middleclass working people All of us know I think that some things have to change The country is still going into debt and that will ultimately be our greatest enemy If we dont fix the debt problem you can kiss away the prospect of money for things like improving the environment Spending cuts alone wont solve it even through a lot of people would like to believe that fantasy The GST is part of a package of things along with selling govern ment assets and increasing trade for example designed to get Canada out of hock I support that longterm goal I want to start paying back the debt instead of adding to it Then we can get lower interest rates lower taxes Thats exactly why I rang to be an MP Thats why I voted for the GST Thats why nobodys go ing to divert me by threatening to defeat me next time Its also why Im going back to Ottawa in a few hours and will resume my hearings Canadians deserve to be told a change in the tax system is not going to end up hurting them If some people think Im wasting my time well tough Ill waste it with passion If you want to help reduce the federal deficit the Burlington and Halton Hills Chambers of Com merce have a deal for you This Thursday evening the chambes are hosting a Deficit Reduction at the Arena in Georgetown Tickets are just with pro ceeds going towards cutting the countrys budget shortfall And to receive the cash Ill be bringing along the federal Finance Minister Michael Wilson There will be some speeches a question period and lots of ketchup and mustard Can one person do anything to help Canadas finances You sure can Be there Nells DRIVING SCHOOL Approved by the Ontario Safety League NEXT COURSE Wed Evenings 14 ST COURSE TILL SEPTEMBER For Information About Courses or Private Lessons phone 8772671 THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Hills Hills Drive PO Box HILLS Georgetown Ontario 5G2 8732600 PROCLAMATION WITHIN THE TOWN OF HALTON HILLS THE WEEK OF MAY 25TH TO JUNE 3RD 1990 HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED BY THE MAYOR THE HONOURABLE RUSSELL MILLER AS CANADAS EXPRESS I DELIVERY Tired of lugging bags of Water Softener Salt Well do it for you and pour it into your softener CALL NOW 8779075