The B.C. Liberal Record- We've made over 100 different tax cuts since 2001.
- We've cut the small business tax by 44 per cent in 2008 alone, saving small business $146 million.
- B.C.'s small business growth is now leading the country.
- New business incorporations are now at a record high in B.C.
- We've cut corporate taxes by 33 per cent - stimulating investment and job growth.
- We've eliminated the corporate capital tax on non-financial institutions and are phasing out the corporate capital tax on financial institutions, making our banking sector stronger.
The NDP Record
- The NDP Government raised B.C.'s income taxes to the highest in North America.
- Carole James’s new economic plan calls for billions in unaffordable spending that will lead to massive new tax hikes under the NDP.
- Carole James and the NDP and big labour are planning a new $1 billion tax on profit.
- Carole James and the NDP voted against over 100 tax cuts including cuts to small business taxes.
- Carole James’s carbon tax plan calls for massive new taxes to be levied against critical rural industrial employers.
- Under the NDP government, corporate taxes in B.C. were among the highest in Canada.
- Under the NDP government, B.C.'s economy was the worst-performing in the country.
- Business bankruptcies more than doubled in the years under the NDP government.