Mr. Speaker, those objectives are certainly noble, but the fact of the matter is that job growth has not occurred. When we saw the minister preparing his proposal, in the last few days he has been making political manipulation and changes instead of looking at sound policy.
If the minister is really serious about creating jobs and improving job opportunities in the country, why did he not slash the payroll taxes by more than the token five cents that was announced informally yesterday? My question is clear. The Minister of Finance has said in the House more than once that payroll taxes kill jobs. If that is true, why did the Minister of Human Resources Development not announce a slash greater than five cents?