Mon May 29, 2023 – 5:55 pm EDT
OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) –– After recent pushback from Conservative MPs, the cabinet of the federal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now says it will not enforce a new forthcoming rule which will ban citizens from paying tax debts over $10,000 by check.
“People can continue to use paper to file their return if they choose,” clarified Pierre Leblanc, the director general of personal income tax at the Department of Finance during testimony at a Senate national finance committee held two weeks ago.
“They can continue to receive communications with the Canada Revenue Agency by mail if they choose and they can continue to receive checks instead of direct deposits if they choose.”
The new rule regarding banning paying large tax debts by check was inserted into part of the federal omnibus budget Bill C-47, or Budget Implementation Act. It will likely become law soon.
The bill is currently being debated in the House of Commons; however, it has faced resistance from the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) which has been trying to stall its passage via a filibuster.
Trudeau’s finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, has vowed to try
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