April 5, 2006 (39th Parliament, 1st Session)

Hon. Jim Flaherty (Minister of Finance, CPC)

Mr. Speaker, the proposal is to reduce the GST by a full percentage point. This is a tax cut for which Canadians voted and on which we intend to deliver. I can assure the member opposite that overall Canadians will pay less tax under this government than they did under the previous government.