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The Fraser Institute
2w ago
Authors:
Jake FussGrady Munro
High taxes reduce the reward individuals receive from productive economic activities.
Read more about Tax reform would provide much-needed boost for Canada’s stagnant economy
Tags:
tax reform
economic growth
OECD
marginal tax rates ..read more
The Fraser Institute
2w ago
Author:
Tegan Hill
According to Thursday’s mid-year fiscal update, Alberta’s finances continue to be at risk from volatile resource revenue.
Read more about Alberta’s fiscal update projects budget surplus, but fiscal fortunes could quickly turn
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alberta budget
alberta finances
alberta fiscal update
alberta government finances ..read more
The Fraser Institute
2w ago
Authors:
Ben EisenJake Fuss
The newly-announced GST holiday and tax rebate is a grab bag of bad ideas that will not get Canada out of its long-term growth rut.
Read more about Trudeau’s new tax package gets almost everything wrong
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taxes
federal taxes
federal spending
tax burden ..read more
The Fraser Institute
2w ago
Authors:
Alex WhalenTegan Hill
All provinces except B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan will receive equalization payments this year.
Read more about Broken ‘equalization’ program bad for all provinces
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equalization
equalization program
business tax
equalization payments ..read more
The Fraser Institute
2w ago
Author:
Ben Eisen
The province's debt will reach $429 billion this year.
Read more about Ontario’s mini-budget maintains high-tax approach despite ‘tax rebate’ head fake
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tax rates
ontario tax system
ontario taxes
ontario taxpayers
ontario budget ..read more
The Fraser Institute
3w ago
Author:
Matthew D. Mitchell
In the U.S., mattress industry lobbyists obtained a 744 per cent tariff on foreign mattresses.
Read more about Our ‘public choice’ problem in Canada and the United States
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public choice
tariffs
tariff tax
price controls ..read more
The Fraser Institute
1M ago
Author:
Matthew Lau
Out of 2,621 survey respondents, more than 800 were stuck on more than five different waitlists.
Read more about Government has made a mess of child care in Newfoundland and Labrador
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newfoundland
child care
childcare
child-care ..read more
The Fraser Institute
1M ago
Author:
Livio Di Matteo
The province's homicide rate is up 42 per cent since 2014.
Read more about Crime and policing costs in Ontario—the key takeaways
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cost of crime
police costs
crime
policing
policing costs ..read more
The Fraser Institute
1M ago
Author:
Tegan Hill
Albertans went from paying $58 per person in provincial debt interest costs in 2008/09 to $596 in 2021/22.
Read more about Smith government should finally deboard Alberta’s resource revenue rollercoaster
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resource revenues
budget deficit
alberta's debt
alberta sustainability fund ..read more
The Fraser Institute
1M ago
Authors:
Jake FussGrady Munro
High tax rates lower the incentive for individuals to work, save and invest.
Read more about Ontario government should walk the walk when encouraging economic growth
Tags:
ontario debt
ontario taxes
ontario tax system ..read more