1996 Canadian federal budget

The Canadian federal budget for fiscal year 1996-1997 was presented by Minister of Finance Paul Martin in the House of Commons of Canada on 6 March 1996.[2] It is the first Canadian federal budget that was identified with an unofficial subtitle: Securing the Future.[a]

1996 (1996) Budget of the Canadian Federal Government
Securing the Future
Presented6 March 1996
Parliament35th
PartyLiberal
Finance ministerPaul Martin
Total revenue149.889 billion [1]
Total expenditures158.608 billion [1]
Deficit$8.719 billion[1]
‹ 1995
1997 ›

Taxes edit

Personal income taxes edit

Incentives for investments in Labour-sponsored venture capital corporation (LSVCCs) are tightened:[3][4]

  • The tax credit rate is cut to 15% from 20% ;
  • The maximum yearly credit is cut from $1,000 to $525 ;
  • Minimum holding periods to benefit from the LSVCCs credit is increased from 5 to 8 years.

Notes and references edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Unlike in future budgets the subtitle is not displayed on the cover page of budget documents but as the first title of the budget speech.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Canada's deficits and surpluses, 1963-2014". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. ^ "La Presse". numerique.banq.qc.ca. 6 March 1996. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  3. ^ Budget Plan, p. 49.
  4. ^ Income Tax Budget Amendments Act, 1996, s 37(4).

Budget documents edit

Enacted legislations edit