Ignatieff Frames Choice Between Canada Spending, Tax Cuts
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Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, seeking to make up ground in polls, opened week two of Canada’s election campaign asking voters to choose between more social spending and Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s tax breaks for businesses.
Ignatieff proposed programs worth C$8.2 billion ($8.5 billion) over two years yesterday, to be paid for by reversing corporate tax cuts implemented by Harper, capping tax deductions for stock options and ending subsidies for energy companies.