Liberals move on legislative tax changes to address Phoenix overpayments

Because the draft proposals work in the taxpayers’ favour, Canada Revenue Agency will start applying the new direction immediately.

Finance department on Tuesday released draft legislative proposals aimed at addressing overpayment headaches caused by the Phoenix system. Public Services Minister Carla Qualtrough's department is responsible for stabilizing Phoenix.The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY EMILY HAWS

January 16, 2019

Ottawa announced on Jan. 15 that it's making tax changes to address overpayment headaches caused by the Phoenix system, after more than a year under pressure from the largest federal public service union and 11 months after the government committed to making the chang...

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