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Leading the Way on Jobs and Growth

Minister of Finance James Flaherty presented the Conservative government's fifth federal budget on March 4, 2010.

A number of tax measures have been proposed in this Budget. Some of these proposals include amendments to Refunds under Regulation 105 and Section 116, Mineral Exploration Tax Credit, Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance for Clean Energy Generation, repeal of the tax deferral election and to clarify existing withholding requirements, stength anti-avoidance rules, repeal of the charitable expenditure rule, reform the charites disbursement quota for fiscal years that end on or after March 4, 2010, Employee Stock Options, interest paid on tax overpayments by corporations, SIFT Conversions and Loss Trading, Taxable Canadian Property, Foreign Investment Entities and Non-Resident Trusts, and Information Reporting of Tax Avoidance Transactions.

Commentaries

Budget 2010 Highlights by Thomson Reuters

McCarthy Tétrault's 2010 Federal Budget Tax Measures

Tax Measures contained in the Budget

Tax Measures: Supplementary Information

The Budget Plan

Chapter 1 - Budget 2010: Leading the Way on Jobs and Growth

Chapter 2 - Recent Economic Developments and Prospects

Chapter 3 - New Investments in Jobs and Economic Growth

Chapter 3.1 - Delivering Year 2 of Canada's Economic Action Plan

Chapter 3.2 - Sustaining Canada's Economic Advantage

Chapter 3.3 - Building on a Strong Economic Foundation

Chapter 3.4 - Supporting Families and Communities and Standing up for Those Who Helped Build Canada

Chapter 3.5 - Honouring Canada's International Committments

Chapter 4 - Plan to Return to Budget Balance and Fiscal Outlook

Chapter 5 - Canada's Economic Action Plan: A Fifth Report to Canadians

Annex 1 - Job Impact of the Economic Action Plan to Date

Annex 2 - Responsible Spending

Annex 3 - Debt Management Strategy

Annex 4 - Promoting Strong, Sustained and Balanced Growth Through G20 Cooperation

Annex 5 - Tax Measures: Supplementary Information

Annex 5 - Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Income Tax Act

Annex 5 - Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Excise Tax Act

Annex 5 - Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Customs Tariff

Annex 5 - Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Universal Child Care Benefit Act

Annex 5 - Notice of Ways and Means Motion to amend the Income Tax Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Excise Act, 2001, the Air Travellers Security Charge Act, the Canada Pension Plan, and the Employment Insurance Act relating to Online Notices

Annex 5 - Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Air Travellers Security Charge Act

News Release - March 4, 2010

The Budget Speech 2010

Budget in Brief