Tax cuts | “It won’t make a big difference”

The provincial government announces tax cuts for part of the population: 1% of the rate for the first tax bracket ($0 to $49,275) and 1% also for the second tax bracket ($49,275 to $98,540 ). The measure is not unanimous among young taxpayers interviewed by The Press.

An electoral measure

“I moderately agree with that. I like sporadic investing better, like checks. I thought it was clearer. It was going to be useful and we saw it more concretely. […] To receive $370 a year, which you barely see spread over 12 months, is less concrete in people’s minds. I find it very electoralist to say that we are going to lower taxes – we didn’t know how much it was going to be. Unfortunately, I find it vague and selling. Perhaps not for a generation like mine, knowing very well that we are not at the peak of our career, with salaries of $50,000, even less, $46,000-48,000. People who are really going to save money, who are going to save money, have higher salaries. »

Christophe Lavigne, program coordinator at La Piscine, cultural and creative business accelerator, Montreal

Little impact on purchasing power

“For me, it won’t make a big difference in terms of the budget. I’m not saying it’s a shot in the dark, but there are other needs elsewhere. I imagine it can make a difference for people who need it most, even if for them the impact of this tax cut will be smaller. For me, that amounts to $400 or $425 a year. If we spread it out by the week, I don’t see a big difference on a daily basis and on my purchasing power. »

Catherine Houde-Laliberté, employee of a school service center, business services, Drummondville

Cuts that herald cuts?

“Intrinsically, I believe that a tax cut will lead to cuts. And if the government cuts something, it’s probably something that would benefit the public. I imagine in public services, like education, and I am directly affected by education, so that worries me more. […] It is public services that benefit most those who need them most. So it’s a little worrying. »

Julien Groulx, student at the École de technologie supérieure, Montreal

No more cuts for the rich

“I think it’s a bad idea, simply because the money isn’t going to the right place. I’m not an economist, but you only have to read the examples that have been given to understand that below $30,000, people will receive nothing. It gives more money to the richest in return for taxes, little or no money for those with lower incomes. It’s not efficient: right now in Quebec, we don’t need to receive a check, we need to receive better services, almost everywhere and at all levels. It doesn’t make me happy. It’s not something I approve of. »

Gabrielle Duchesneau, public service employee, Montreal

Interview by Stéphanie Bérubé, The Pressphotos by Martin Chamberland, The Press