2015年9月22日

哈珀總理力爭在2020年創造130萬個工作機會

今天，哈珀總理宣佈再次當選的保守黨政府將會在2020年之前創造130萬個新的工作機會。

哈珀總理說： “我們保守黨政府的經濟行動計畫就是要努力保護加拿大經濟和創造就業機會。這就是為什麼我們平衡了預算、減低了稅率、執行了可負擔且有針對性的投資，例如：在基礎設施建設、技術培訓和產業創新方面進行投資來促進經濟發展。新計畫將會為加拿大國民創造薪金良好的職位，同時保證經濟強勁發展。”

政府低負債率、基礎設施和科學技術投入等方面的經濟指標顯示，保守黨政府的經濟行動計畫已經使加拿大成為工業化國家中的佼佼者。更為重要的是，自從全球經濟衰退的進程加深以來，加拿大已經創造了130萬個新的工作機會，這是在工業七國中最好的就業率成績之一。

 哈珀總理強調：“全球經濟形勢正陷入動盪，但是加拿大的經濟表現相對平和，尤其是在創造就業方面。在未來四年制定一個創造就業的目標有助於讓我們努力創造出更多的新的報酬優厚的工作。”

哈珀總理勾勒出他要在2020年之前創造出另外130萬個全新工作機會的雄偉目標，他解釋說這一次的工作機會增長將會比過去五年稍快一些。因為有保守黨的低稅和平衡預算政策的支持，這個目標有望在未來四年中達成。

哈珀總理還講到：“舉例來說，我們計畫將薪酬稅降低20%，同時制定一項新的永久性的房屋裝修稅務優惠。這些措施的逐步推行將幫助我們推進加拿大的經濟增長以及創造就業機會。”

哈珀總理創造就業的計畫與特魯多領導的自由黨和唐民凱領導的新民主黨形成鮮明對比。自由黨執意要大幅提高小型企業的薪酬稅，迫使雇主解散員工或關閉生意。同時，專家們確認新民主黨的增稅計畫將會在全加拿大範圍內減少25萬個工作機會。

哈珀總理總結說： “自由黨和NDP將會實行長期赤字計畫，提高對國民和雇主的稅率，縮減工作機會。如今全球經濟萎靡不振，在保護加國經濟發展以及持續創造就業機會方面，只有我們保守黨領導下的政府才是值得信賴的政府。”

September 22, 2015

 

HARPER SETS TARGET OF 1.3 MILLION NEW JOBS BY 2020

Today Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that a re-elected Conservative government would aim to create 1.3 million net new jobs by 2020. 

“Our Conservative government’s Economic Action Plan is focused on protecting Canada’s economy and creating jobs,” the Prime Minister said. “That’s why we’ve balanced the budget, kept taxes low, and made affordable, targeted investments – in infrastructure, skills training, and innovation – to keep our economy moving forward. This plan will create the well-paying jobs for Canadians and keep our economy strong.”

The Conservative government’s Economic Action Plan has helped Canada become a leader among industrialized countries on a range of economic indicators including low debt levels, infrastructure spending, and public investments in science and technology. But most importantly, Canada’s economy has created 1.3 million net new jobs since the depths of the global recession – one of the strongest job creation records in the G-7.

“The global economy is weak and in turmoil,” Prime Minister Harper said. “But Canada’s economy has performed relatively well, particularly with respect to job creation. Setting a job-creation target will keep our focus on creating new, well-paying jobs over the next four years.”

Prime Minister Harper outlined his ambitious goal of creating another 1.3 million net new jobs by 2020, noting that this level of job growth would see new jobs created at a slightly faster pace than Canada has experienced in the past five years.  But with the Conservative government’s low-tax, balanced budget plan, the Prime Minister stated that it was an achievable “stretch” target for the next four years.

“Our plan to cut payroll taxes by 20 percent and introduce a new, permanent Home Renovation Tax Credit are examples of the steps we’ll take to keep Canada’s economy growing and creating jobs,” he said.

Prime Minister Harper’s plan to create jobs stands in stark contrast with the plans put forward by Justin Trudeau’s Liberals and Mulcair’s NDP. The Liberals have promised to significantly raise payroll taxes on small businesses, forcing them to lay off workers or close down altogether. Meanwhile, experts have confirmed that the NDP’s plan to hike taxes will kill 250,000 jobs across Canada.

“The Liberals and NDP would run permanent deficits, raise taxes on Canadians and their employers, and kill jobs,” the Prime Minister concluded.  “Only our Conservative government can be trusted to protect our economy and continue creating new jobs in a weak and unstable global economic environment.”

 
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