The Conservative campaign pledge to introduce a new home renovation tax credit if elected this autumn is possibly more misguided than the NDP and Liberal pledges to raise taxes during a recession. With renovation investment and household debt at record highs, encouraging households to invest more at a time when housing is widely believed to be hugely overvalued would create even greater imbalances in the economy.
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