Canada Conservatives to bring back home renovation credit

Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper, running for reelection in October, said on Tuesday he would refrain from applying fresh taxes on the embattled energy sector and promised to bring back a popular home renovation tax credit. About one in three households took advantage of the temporary credit, introduced in 2009 to combat an economic downturn, saving on average more than C$700 ($535) each, a statement from Harper's Conservative Party said. The government would make a permanent tax credi