Saturday, March 28;,1992 @ i Saturday, Maréh 28; 1992 Accountants balk at taxes @ CGAs say corporate taxes may harm British Columbia’s investment chances Ed Mills NEWS REPORTER The NDP’s no-surprise first budget got a mixed reaction from the B.C. Certified Gener- al Accountants Associ- Business was hit hard by the NDP with a new $1 million corporation capital tax, a, one percent general business tax increase and a one percent tax increase on small businesses. Holloway said the association was also con- cerned that the government did not reduce its own spending enough. “They are still increasing (spending) about ation. 6.8 per cent, while the provincial econo- “From some per- ‘Several new taxes or increase taxes my is only forecast to spectives it was good and in some ways it _ was bad, but I dont effect, because it’s going to go through the whole sector of think there was any- thing -in there we didn’t really expect,” said BCCGA Presi- dent Maureen Hol- I think will have a detrimental businesses.’ — BCCGAA’s Maureen Holloway increase three per _____cent,” she said. items Holloway said were positive for the rovince were: *Using lottery loway from Victoria. Holloway was one of a number of individuals sequestered to analyze the budget and respond moments after it was released Thursday by NDP Finance Minister Glen Clark. Holloway said the Association's biggest prob- lem with the budget was the increase in corpo- rate taxes. “I think our biggest concern is the effect it will have on business in the province. Several new taxes or increase taxes I think will have a detrimental effect, because it’s going to go through the whole sector of businesses,” Hol- loway said. money to fund hospi- tals. eValue-for-funding auditing, which is a sys- tem to identify and reduce wasteful spending in government departments. Overall though, Holloway said Clark did the best he could given the current state of the economy and legacy of debt left by the previ- ous government. “Given the economic situation, he didn’t have a lot of room to manoeuvre. Clearly he could not put an increase tax load on either” business or personal tax and he definitely had to cut spending because our deficit is so high.” Jonathan Green NEWS REPORTER An official with Slocan For- est Products Ltd. says this week’s government decision on logging in the Hasty Cre watershed shouldn’t affect any mill jobs... for now. “T can’t imagine today we'll be losing any jobs over Hasty Creek,” division manager Steve Pelton said Wednesday. Monday, Forests Minister Dan Miller and Environment Minister John Cashore made Hasty Creek crackdown won't affect Slocan Forest workers a joint announcement that deferred logging in the water- shed for 24 months. As a result, SFP will lose a planned cut of 6,200 cubic two per cent of their allow- able annual cut. Pelton said the loss is equal to about one- fifth of a months work to the Although he doesn’t see any layoffs on the immediate horizon, Pelton said too many Hasty Creeks could add up to trouble for the mill. “T don’t anticipate we will go and have layoffs,” he said, “but if every valley turns in- to a Hasty Creek at some time, we won’t have enough n this mill.” The Perfect Way To Feed Your Family Buy a Family Pak of golden delicious chicken. Add fries, jojo's and salads and you have a full meal that is sure to please the whole family! Vz \) 365-5304 2816 Columbia Ave. Among the budget Over 2,000 Fruit Trees and | Berries Ready for Planting! e 2-Year Branched e Apples e Pears e Plums e Peaches e Apricots & Nectarines Also ready to plant: 40 Varieties of Shade and ‘Flowering Trees - Evergreens - Shrubberies COMPLETE GARDENING CENTRE GEORAMA GROWERS 5 Miles West of Nelson on Granite Road OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK - 8 A.M.-5:30 P.M. B.C. forest critic lambastes delay Scott David Harrison to finish. EDITOR silage to question the Liberal Forest Critic Wilf Way the government has Hurd says the provincial gov- handled this,” the Surrey- ernment is being “ridicu- White Rock MLA said. lous.” Hurd called the five-MLA ‘That’s what you call open and honest _|—_—_—__—_—gevernment, I guess.?—___________ — Liberal Forest Critic Wilf Hurd Hurd called a delay re- commission erected to study garding the Sale of the the Pope and Talbot-Westar Castlegar sawmill and Tree deal “a partisan body.” Farm Licence No. 23 an ex- He said the all-NDP.com- ample of poor government. mittee should have included “It is ridiculous that peo- Liberal and Socred members. ple have to wait so long,” He also questioned Hurd said Thursday. “People have to earn a paycheque, that’s the real issue here. “When you take 300 work- ers out of a job, like you have in Castlegar, it should be a top priority for the govern- ment to get those people back to work,” he said. “Why the government is delaying, I don’t know. It’s not right. People want to get back to work.” Hurd said he has tried, but failed, to get information on the mill sale and TFL transfer, saying the govern- ment has “kept things pretty close to their vest” from start whether the NDP committee has the power to make real decisions, saying the group’s recommendations were sub- ject to Forests Minister Dan Miller’s approval. “That’s what you call open and honest government, I guess,” Hurd said. He said the unemployed workers of Castlegar and area deserve better treat- ment from the government. “I know the ministry sees that TFL as being a bit of a mess, but they’re sure taking their time trying to decide,” he said. “That isn’t fair to the workers.” Liberal forestry critic Wilf Hurd acknowledges the need to protect watersheds, but not when other cutting areas can’t be provided in place. 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