The hard-hit hospitality and tourism sectors need support to weather the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Conservative plan will do just that, Sudbury candidate Ian Symington has said.
“Sudbury’s hospitality and tourism industry has suffered disastrous results, locally we have seen businesses reducing staff and hours of operations to stay afloat,” Symington said in a recent news release. “But this new initiative with a Conservative government will provide much needed relief and increase in jobs.”
The Tory’s Canada’s Recovery Plan includes a Dine and Discover program that will offer several supports to the hospitality and tourism sectors.
The program would provide a 50-per-cent rebate for food and non-alcoholic drinks purchased for dine-in from Monday to Wednesday for one month, once it is safe to do so. The party says this will pump “nearly $1 billion into these sectors.”
It also includes something called the “Explore and Support Canada” initiative, which would offer a 15-per-cent tax credit for vacation expenses of up to $1,000 per person. This aims to encourage Canadians to vacation in Canada in 2022, “helping the tourism sector get back on its feet.”
The Tories also propose eliminating the Liberals escalator tax on alcohol.
“We will help Canadians deal with the rising cost of living, while supporting those who work in our hospitality sector,” Symington said.
The Conservatives say their Canada’s Recovery Plan will help bring back the 1,000,000 jobs that have been lost through the COVID-19 Pandemic.
