Dear Editor:
In your (Dec. 4) editorial titled Nannygate you asked how working parents should be supported by the public when it comes to their legitimate child-care expenses. All working couples and single parents are entitled to claim child-care expenses, subject to certain restrictions, as a tax deduction against their net income.
Eligible expenses include nannies, daycare centres and boarding school, among others.
Trudeau made no reference to this in his campaign speeches. As I recall, he talked about the $2,000 Family Tax Cut which, in my personal experience, mainly benefits couples with six-figure incomes where one spouse has little or no income. He also mentioned the Universal Child Care Benefit, which is paid to all parents regardless of income. He said he wanted to replace these with a child tax benefit based on income.
In my view, this issue has been blown out of all proportion based on inaccurate reporting.
Gloria Richardson
West Vancouver
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