Mr. Speaker, the tax reduction plan proposed in the budget delivers immediate and growing tax relief for all Canadians. In five years taxes will have been cut by at least $58 billion. Personal income taxes will be reduced by an average of 15% annually.
Members of the other side have been silenced by this budget, so let us hear what Canadians have to say, like Sherry Cooper, Nesbitt Burns' chief economist:
The middle class is the big winner...particularly middle class families with children—
Ken Battle of the Caledon Institute said:
Families with kids are the big winners in this budget.
They are right. This budget demonstrates our commitment to restore the nation's finances and build a stronger, more innovative economy.