B4 - Wednesday, February 15, 1984 - North Shore News ME More Choices Gi Higher Rates Wl Better Service Wi Greater Protection Term RRSP - U.S. Dollar RRSP - RealFund RRSP Canada Savings Band RRSP - First City Mortgage Co.RRSP Self-Directed RRSP - Savings Account RRSP 777 Hornby Street, Phone 68 1101 West Georqua Street. Phone Subscribe to t EE business |e | A MAYBE WE’RE LUCKY IF A LARGE business fashioned its accounting pro- cedures and reporting stan- dards after those used by federal and provincial governments, t Securities Commission would not per- mit it to sell its securities to the public and financial in- stitutions would be wary of lending it money, said Bev Harrison, president of the 4,500-member Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia in a recent speech in Vancouver. IN THE DARK The President told the Rotarians that although government expenditures make up roughly half Canada’s gross national pro- duct, Canadian taxpayers are in the dark about how ‘government at both the federal and _provincial level spends their money. Harrison, managing part- ner of Aathur Andersen & Co., Chartered Accountants in Vancouver, chastised governments ‘‘of all political stripes for neglecting their shareholders.’’ Noting that taxpayers are a government’s shareholders, he pressed for ‘fan understandable and complete accounting of government spending.’’ Because of the way govern- ments report their expen- ditures, the public can’t tell whether their money is going toward capital items or whether it’s spending money on operating expenses. ABOVE WATER “Doing it the right way allows people to see whether the government is running a deficit to buy something or simply to keep its head above water,”’ he said. Harrison said the interest Canadians pay on govern- ment borrowings amounts to more than $15 billion. ‘“That $15 billion could be going to unversities, health care, defense and other programs if we had a _ balanced budget,’’ he said. ‘‘Since government expen- Getting what we deserve ditures are roughly half of Canada’s gross national pro- duct, an individual can assume that every time a dollar is spent at the retail level, fifty cents is taxes in one form or another. We are among the most over- governed, over-taxed people on earth.”’ “*But maybe we’re lucky,’’ Harrison quipped. ‘‘Just think how terrible it would be if we got all the government we paid for.”’ Harrison said governments seem to impose two kinds of tax on Canadians, ‘‘one we can’t see, and_ the other we can’t understand.’”’ Something's cooking at the Home Show Fs ba e News for more than just news. 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The menu items could tempt the taste buds of all comers with dishes featuring everything from chicken to eggs with beef, lamb, turkey and pasta delights being in- cluded. During the ten days of the show food preparation and menu ideas will be presented on the average of one every half hour. One of the feature presen- tations in the ‘‘Cooking Cor- ner’’ of the B.C. Home Show will be a series of half-hour demonstrations by Executive Chef Walter Zogar. Known for his perky presentations and unique blending of show- manship and culinary exper- tise, Chef Zogar specializes in flambe dishes and calls his show: ‘‘Cooking With Flare”. He will serve up his mixture of comic cookery in CONTINUED ON PAGE B5 Are you a small business requiring ACCOUNTING SERVICES? If so, ring COMPACT 984 — 6103 FROM ONE PRO | TO ANOTHER. Are you satisfied with your answering service? 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