Bombardier may get a break on wealth taxThe Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that business leaders have urged senators to address concerns that a new luxury tax on autos, boats and planes could trigger thousands of job losses in Canadian manufacturing. The Globe's Bill Curry writes that the House of Commons is scheduled to give its final approval Thursday to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's budget bill, C-19, which includes the tax. The third-reading vote will send the bill to the Senate, where several committees are already holding preliminary studies of the legislation. The luxury tax has surfaced as the most controversial element of the 440-page budget bill. Some tax-fairness advocates have praised the measure as a way of forcing wealthy Canadians to contribute more toward government services. However, business and labour leaders alike have warned that it will hurt well-paid jobs. The luxury tax would apply to new automobiles and aircraft that cost more than $100,000 and on vessels selling for $250,000 or more. Late Tuesday, MPs voted unanimously in favour of an NDP amendment to the budget bill that gives the government flexibility to delay the planned Sept. 1 implementation date for the new tax, but only with respect to aircraft.