It appears a new smaller sign has been placed in front of NDP attack signs by the UCP to "fix" the message..A sign with "Cut taxes" is being placed near the Alberta NDP Smith attack signs.."Cut taxes. That’s what I’ll do next," Smith said on Twitter.."We can't afford to go back.".The political battleground of Calgary has the attack signs — erected by the Alberta NDP on public property across the city — featuring Smith..READ MORE: UCP warns of devastating impact of Notley's 38% business tax hike.On Tuesday, the UCP claimed Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley’s 38% business tax increase will kill hundreds of thousands of Alberta jobs..“Rachel Notley has admitted she plans to punish Alberta businesses by increasing their tax rate by 38%,” said Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche UCP Candidate Brian Jean..“Albertans deserve better and last time Rachel’s NDP increased taxes like this, Albertan businesses fled the province for 13 consecutive quarters, investors looked the other way, and our revenue plummeted.”.Jean said one of the first acts of the Rachel Notley government in 2015 was to increase taxes on job creators by 20%, which triggered a job crisis..Jean noted the Alberta NDP's newly promised tax increase on job creators “dwarfs their original tax assault on the economy.”.The UCP said under its government, the Alberta business tax became the lowest in the country at 8%, creating an environment that welcomed $729 million in venture capital investment last year alone..The UCP said investment in Alberta is at record levels, with companies like Amazon Web Services expanding its global infrastructure with a Data Center Region in Calgary, estimated to create more than 950 new jobs.
