Finance committee  Yes, the benefit for the government is that you are actually getting taxes from the 490 Canadians we've identified who will probably be hired to serve the public and--

Finance committee  Yes, it is subject to corporate tax.

Finance committee  Thank you. The way retail operates at an international airport is that the tenants actually pay a percentage of rent from the sales, so a percentage of the sales goes to the airport authority.

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. Actually, no, we're not asking for any increase in personal exemption. We are asking that the passenger be able to purchase their duty-free upon arrival, and they will actually put that amount of purchase in their declaration.

Finance committee  We have actually met with the finance team in Ottawa, and the only negative issue that has come forward, of course, is that the policy dictates that all duty-free is for departing passengers only. So there will have to be some legislation change in order to put it into effect. Ot

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. On behalf of the Arrivals Duty Free Coalition, we are pleased to appear before the committee. The coalition draws its membership from Canada's largest airport and duty-free operators. Coalition members include six airport authorities—Vancouver, Toronto, Cal