Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), March 18, 1971, p. 17

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thursday march 18 1971 the tribune page 5a federation urges new tax plan for education the ontario government should introduce a special education tax on in come to replace the present system of- education taxes on property ontario federation of agriculture president gordon hill told a news conference tuesday the proposal outlined by mr hill calls for an education tax of 327 percent on personal income and 1161 percent on cor porate income based on 196970 figures taxation at these rates would raise the 735 million derived from municipal taxes on property in 196970 this proposal is the latest move in the ontario federation of agricultures cam paign for education tax reform in ontario last fall the far mers organization encouraged property owners to withhold the education portion of their property taxes it was protesting the fact that property owners must pay almost half the costs of education the ontario federation of agriculture advocates a system in which education costs are distributed on the basis of abilitytopay said mr hill our droposal for a special brandy snifter 820 ot size j 256ozstze 690 so oz size 329 rose bowl 5 gvidia 249 74 dia 359 white rose nurseries main store 7 highway east of woodbine west of kennedy rd scarb0r0 store 1306 kennedy road north of lawrence south of 401 highway mississauga store 335dundasste east of 10 west of dixie rd open everyday sunday 9 to 6 provincial tax on in come for educational purposes is a serious attempt to find a way out of the current dilemma tha education taxes on property are obsolete and inequitable there is no doubt we recognize on the other hand the difficulty the provincial government has in removing education taxes from property our figures show that the province would lose 122 million to the federal govern ment if it paid all education costs out of genera tax revenues education taxes being a deductible expense for farms and businesses taxable incomes would in crease the province shares income tax revenues with the federal government our proposal for a special education tax on income overcomes this difficulty this special tax would be a deductible expense for regular income tax purposes thus the bird fund 12600 a fund to rebuild the roy ivor bird sanc tuary is reported to have topped 12000 sanctuary buildings in mississauga were destroyed by fire early this month biggest donations 1000 each came from allcanadian companies with strong farm links canada packers ltd noted for its meat processing and livestock feeds and john a labatt ltd a brewingfeed company conglom erate the toronto- dominion bank branch in streetsville headquarters for the fund reports donations from across canada and the us most contributions are in small amounts from individuals and companies the sanctuary near lake ontario is a haven for birds particularly injured ones rural and urban people take in capacitated birds there for treatment the 91 year old roy ivor is particularly concerned about rare species and main taining an ecological balance in the coun tryside alus chalmers present w the tractor people 1971 lawn garden equipment expert welding service repairs to all makes of power mowers everything for your garafclfif wcbajes 3 4 5 hp garden tillers plus the list of qualitybuiltunits shown here see thorn now at jordans aluschalniers lawn garden tractors 7 hp 10 hp 12 hp 14 hp stihl power saws lightweight 7 models to choose from one for every job a auischalmers authorized skiroule sales service jordan balsam welding farm 5ervice phone 6492575 province would not lose tax revenues to the federal govern ment mr hill said that the ontario federation of agriculture would present its proposal for education tax reform to the government of ontario for con sideration we believe this is a completely workable and acceptable proposal and we look forward to its early implementation datsun 1600 pickup works harder for half the cost we offer you specialized service to the more-for- yourmoney datsun buy where service is not a thing of the past your second car hauls a ton this pickup is unique halt the people buy it as a second car and half as a truck ii really comes into its own when you want to haul a ton ol anything a full size 4borth camper for instance for when you go fishing or hunting or on holidays you get all the comforts of a car 3passenger bench seat heaterdefroster padded dash and sun visors 4speed stickshift dual system brakes whitewalis quad headlights dual barrel carb alternator and emergency flasher all this on a steel girder frame mounted on heavy duty suspension parts and service no worries there are more than 200 datsun dealers coast to coast in canada and an inventory of more than 3000000 in parts ware houses in vancouver toronto and montreal test drive this cartruck and it will win you over from 2225 ihe moreloryourmoney cartruck kovac motors highway 7 just west of highway 48 2941210 2973212 open 99 saturday til 6 pm

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