SUMMARY

This enactment will provide a means for individual taxpayers to inform government on their views on levels and priorities for the expenditure of tax revenues by completing a People's Tax Form and sending it with their tax returns. The submission of the Form is voluntary.

The Minister of National Revenue is then required to analyse the Forms and consolidate the opinions in an analysis presented to Parliament.

The Standing Committee of the House of Commons on Finance will then study the analysis and its relation to proposed expenditures of public money and report to the House. The Committee has the power to recommend changes to expenditures, changes to the Form and changes to the Act. The Form may be amended by order of the Governor in Council, provided the House has been first advised.