Government Submissions - 2007

Health and Wealth...Our Paths to Prosperity: Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

From the perspective of the Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO), we believe that there are important areas where the federal tax system can be more effectively aligned to meet a number of public policy objectives, including: improving the health status of Canadians; the overall functioning of the health system; and contributing to the country's economic prosperity.

August 2007

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Public Opinion Research Submitted to the Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations by SES Research (Ottawa)

SES Research's national survey revealed that overall Canadians would support changing current government policy to allow publicly-funded hospitals and other healthcare facilities to claim the full amount of the GST they pay on goods and services. To follow are a few key highlights of the research:

Awareness of GST policy towards hospitals and other
healthcare facilities was low.
Support for changing GST policy to allow hospitals and other
healthcare facilities to claim full value was strong.
Majority of Canadians said they would prefer all publicly
funded healthcare organizations to claim full value.

August 2007

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