The federal Liberals are throwing more cold water on the idea of amalgamating federal and Quebec provincial tax return forms.
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Quebec is the only province where Canadians must file two separate tax returns and the Quebec government wants Ottawa to allow the two tax systems to merge — with Quebec administering the process.
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Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has promised to make a single tax form for Quebecers one of his first priorities if he wins the next election and Tuesday, the party introduced a motion calling on parliament to endorse the idea.
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The Liberals say they will not support it.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is the federal government’s responsibility to collect federal taxes and Ottawa should not cede that responsibility to a province.
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The Liberals also note amalgamating the tax forms would put Canada Revenue employees out of work and just Monday announced plans to build a new tax centre to replace the existing CRA building in Shawinigan, Que.
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