Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The commission Mr. Brière mentioned was dismantled by Revenu Québec three years ago. As everyone else did, we advanced a cost savings estimate that would be achieved if tax administration were transferred to Quebec: $425 million annually. That would offset the previously cited $800 million it would cost for the CRA to restructure its work.
I'm going to digress momentarily. I believe Mr. Berthold brought up the possibility of combining the two forms into one. As mentioned earlier, doing that would be complicated. Someone pointed out that technology reduced the burden of having two forms. Entrusting the responsibility to Revenu Québec is also a matter of technology.
Ms. Koutrakis brought up efficiencies and IT systems, but Revenu Québec has the capacity to take on the work because the agency is already doing it for a number of programs.
I would also draw your attention to the fact that, when the CRA entrusted management of the GST to Quebec, in the early 2000s, no one lost their job and the IT system was adapted just fine.