As posted on http://www.cbc.ca...

Conservatives                                Cost (millions)  Date announced

Tax cuts

Cutting GST to 6 per cent immediately,
5 per cent within 5 years                            $27,000  Dec.1
Increasing the basic personal credit by $500          $6,345  Nov. 14
Decreasing the lowest personal income rate to
15 per cent                                          $17,105  Nov. 14
$1,200 child-care allowance as well as new
child-care spaces                                    $10,900  Dec. 5
Cutting taxes for small businesses                   $2,400  Dec. 7
$500 tools tax deduction for apprentices                $150  Dec. 8
$1,000 grants for apprentices                           $400  Dec. 8
$500 tax deduction on textbooks                         $375  Dec. 8
Improvements to the Canada Student Loans program        $100  Dec. 8
Tax exemption for first $10,000 of student
scholarship or bursary income                            $25  Dec. 8
Increasing RRSP and private pension deduction
for seniors                                           $2,235  Dec. 9
$500 tax credit for sports registration for
children under 16                                       $650  Dec. 12
16 per cent tax credit for public transit pass users  $2,000  Aug. 4
Additional funding for farm support programs          $2,500  Dec. 21
$2,000 credit for employers hiring apprentices          $800  Dec. 7

                                            Subtotal $72,985
Spending

Pacific Gateway Initiative - funding to improve
trade with Asia-Pacific                                 $591  Dec. 17
Setting up a Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control       $250  Dec. 10
Additional defence spending, including Arctic
sovereign initiatives                                 $5,300  Dec. 13
Fighting the mountain pine beetle problem in B.C.       $500  Dec. 17

                                             Subtotal $6,641

                                               Total $79,626

Liberals                                      Cost (millions) Date announced

Tax Cuts

Tax cuts announced in November 2005 fiscal update    $30,455  Nov. 14
Increased capital gains exemption for small
businesses and farmers                                  $600  Dec. 19
Income trust tax credits                              $1,500  Nov. 23

                                            Subtotal $32,555

Spending

One-year extension of current homelessness initiatives  $263  Nov. 22
Commitment to build new child-care spaces             $5,000  Dec. 6
Community safety initiatives, including the handgun
ban                                                     $650  Dec. 8
Funding for creating opportunities, from the November
fiscal update                                         $9,238  Nov. 14
Research and innovation funding, from the November
fiscal update                                         $2,344  Nov. 14
Funding from the November fiscal update to improve
global commerce                                       $1,175  Nov. 14
Funding for aboriginal programs, announced at the
Kelowna summit                                        $5,085  Nov. 25
Improvements to the Goose Bay Armed Forces base          $59  Nov. 25
Enhanced security for public transit/rail               $110  Nov. 23
Extension of current rural development funding
initiatives                                              $30  Dec. 20

                                            Subtotal $23,954
                                               Total $56,509

NDP

Tax Cuts

Increasing the federal child tax credit by $250 each
year for four years                                  $17,300  Dec. 12
Increasing the basic personal credit by $500          $6,345  Dec. 5
Decreasing the lowest personal income rate to 15
per cent                                             $17,105  Dec. 5

                                            Subtotal $40,750

Spending

Creating new non-profit child-care spaces
(four-year plan)                                      $8,700  Dec. 12
Improvements to border crossings to aid the
auto industry                                         $1,250  Dec. 9
Expansion of home-care services                       $5,000  Dec. 8
Increasing number of hospital long-term care spaces   $2,500  Dec. 8
Home retrofit program to reduce energy consumption
in houses                                               $200  Dec. 6
Post-secondary funding                                $4,000  Dec. 5
Funding for aboriginal programs, announced at the
Kelowna summit                                        $5,085  Dec. 21
Accelerated gas tax dispersal to cities and
communities                                              $33  Dec. 20

                                            Subtotal $26,768
                                               Total $67,518


Bloc                                          Cost (millions) Date announced

Total three year spending from the platform,
announced Nov. 30th                                  $55,800  Nov.30


Green                                         Cost (millions) Date announced

Tax Cuts

Decreasing the lowest personal income rate to
15 per cent                                          $17,500  Dec. 9

                                            Subtotal $17,500
Spending

Implementing national cancer-fighting strategy          $500  Dec. 18
Implementing the Kyoto plan                           $7,140  Dec. 9
Investment in renewable energy                        $1,500  Dec. 9
Public works projects in Haiti                          $500  Oct. 4

                                             Subtotal $9,640
                                               Total $27,140
                            Projected 5-year surplus $54,500


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