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1993 Canadian federal budget

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when bill C-9 received royal assent on 12 May 1994 after the bill passed third reading on 19 April 1994. The bill was adopted on division as no party in the House of Commons were keen to reject tax measures announced by a previous government and that had been in effect, for some of them, for more
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The budget planned for $ 7.5 billion of expenditure cuts over 5 years. Most of the cuts were however announced in the December 1992 Economic Statement ($ 5.3 billion) and few cuts were contained in the 1993 budget ($ 1.2 billion):
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class with a rate of 25% was made available to patents and licence-to-use patents acquired after 26 April 1993. This measure allowed for faster amortization of patents in the first few years after the acquisition.
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A salary freeze in 1993 and 1994 for public servants (including the Governor General and lieutenant governors of the provinces, the Prime Minister, Ministers, Parliamentarians and the federal judiciary) ;
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The budget also announced that the 25% withholding tax on payments for the use of patents would be repealed. That tax was imposed on Canadian corporations' usage of foreign companies' patents.
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classes when the cost was $ 1,000 or more to allow immediate deduction for the taxpayer upon disposition of the equipment. That disposition is advantageous for equipment that depreciates fast.
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Preceding the budget, Mazankowski had stated that government revenues would decrease compared to 1992 as a result of "slow economic growth, continued high unemployment and low inflation".
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received royal assent. That act provided for a legislated ceiling for federal program spending from 1991–1992 to 1995–1996. Few programs were excluded from the scope of the Act (notably
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The federal government planned to abolish 16,500 more jobs over 5 years (the 1992 Economic Statement already introduced a 2-year wage freeze for all public servants, including the
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Extended the Home Buyers' Plan by a year. Introduced in the February 1992 budget, it was warmly received by the public but set to expire on 1 March 1993 ;
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which received royal assent on 2 April 1993. Tax measures for both the December 1992 Statement and the April 1993 budget would not be voted until after the
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A freeze in unemployment benefits achieved by decreasing the benefit rate from 60 to 57% for new beneficiaries between 4 April 1993 and 1 April 1995.
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A new 10% investment tax credit for small businesses for investments in machinery and equipment purchased until 31 December 1993 ;
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was expected to be $ 32.6 billion. Mazankowski stated that the rating service had based its decision on "erroneous information".
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The budget was poorly received, and described as "stand pat", "do nothing", "non-budget" and a "lame duck". Claude Picher, from
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The spending cuts announcements of the December 1992 Economic Statement and the 1993 Budget were included in the
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Creating an election to place eligible property (electronic data processing equipment, photocopiers) in separate
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The unemployment benefits rate reduction was made permanent: it would remain at 57% even after April 1995 ;
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The budget did not bring sweeping tax changes but introduced some technical changes for corporations :
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had announced his intention to resign as soon as a new Progressive Conservative leader is elected.
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Another increase in the ceiling for loans under the Small Business Loans Act to $ 250,000 ;
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downgraded Canada's federal debt rating from AAA to AA+, and the budgetary deficit for the
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Exemption of UI premiums for newly created business in their first year of operation ;
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Growth in funding for research and international aid was capped at 1.5% in 1994–1995.
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the day after the budget speech, and interest rates "climbed sharply".
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Defence spending levels would be frozen to their 1994-1995 level ;
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Funding for social housing was frozen at $ 2 billion yearly and the
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transfer to provinces, the Green Plan and International Assistance);
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Reduction in government operating budget of 3% in 1993-94 ;
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A two-year extension to the Small Business Financing Program.
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Most grants and subsidies to be cut by 10% (including the
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faster depreciation of selected capital property items
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on 26 April 1993. It was the fifth budget after the
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Index


34th
Progressive Conservative
Finance minister
Don Mazankowski
Deficit
1992
1994
Canadian federal budget
Government of Canada
Minister of Finance
Don Mazankowski
House of Commons of Canada
1988 Canadian federal election
1993 Canadian federal election
poor economic conditions
soaring federal deficit
Brian Mulroney
Unemployment insurance
Expenditure Control Plan
1990 budget
1991
Minister of Finance
Don Mazankowski
House of Commons of Canada
PUITTA
OAS
GIS
CCA
CCA

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