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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Yes, I do think it's fair to ask where the advantage lies over the current existing tax handling situation. There should be a discernible advantage to doing so, other than "because we can".
That said, they do say "It will also give the provincial government more tax policy flexibility, enabling it to pursue creative tax credits and incentives." I would probably be asking your local AP candidate about this.
They also say the following on the same page:
"Moving the collection of all taxes Albertans pay to the control of the Alberta government would mean those taxes are collected by Albertans rather than employees in the rest of Canada. This will create approximately 4,000 new positions into Alberta."
Who knows if that is feasible or not. I would challenge that too. I'm going to ask my AP candidate about this, if not just reach out to Greg Clark for context.
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I don't know. I just think it's poorly thought out and basically pie in the sky. "Hey everybody, we just made this one little change and found $11 billion dollars to build schools and hospitals that everyone else seems to be ignoring!"