Mr. Speaker, over the past decade, individuals have been called upon to assume a heavier tax load than corporations. This week's budget perpetuates this state of affairs by imposing a higher increase in taxes on the middle class than on corporations, in particular through increased excise taxes on gasoline. In 1995, individuals will pay four times more income tax than corporations.
My question is for the acting prime minister. Will the acting prime minister acknowledge that the budget calls upon individuals to assume a heavier tax burden than businesses, since 65 per cent of all of the income tax increases it contains will hit individuals?