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Cut taxes, capped credit card fees among Liberal leader hopeful Chrystia Freeland’s platform (Global News)


Liberal leader candidate Chrystia Freeland released her campaign platform on Tuesday, based on saving money for Canadians.  She said that she would cut taxes on income and new housing, cap credit card interest rates, tackle rising grocery costs and build more child care spaces.

Freeland said she would cut taxes for middle-class Canadians and in her first year as prime minister she would cut the second income tax bracket rate from 20.5 per cent to 19 per cent, saving Canadians $550 per year, or $1,100 for a couple.

She plans to eliminate the GST on new homes for first-time buyers and remove the federal tax on new homes worth up to $1.5 million for first-time buyers.

Freeland said she will cap credit card interest rates at 15 per cent and work towards a 10 per cent cap ...

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