business subsidies

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Here’s why governments should avoid tit-for-tat subsidy wars

Policymakers should make business and personal income taxes more competitive and reduce the costs of regulation.


8:48AM
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Stellantis ‘deal’ underscores intrinsic problems with corporate welfare

Federal, provincial and local governments spent more than $352 billion subsidizing firms from 2007 to 2019.


12:30PM
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Governments in Canada spent more than $350 billion on corporate welfare

Government should help foster a pro-growth environment that gives all businesses the opportunity to thrive.


8:41AM
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Ottawa’s corporate welfare won’t spur economic growth

The federal government plans to spend an estimated $13 billion on subsidies for Volkswagen’s Ontario battery plant.


8:28AM
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Ontario government spent more than $70 billion on corporate welfare

Roughly half of all business income tax revenue collected by the province was sent back to select firms and industries.


9:55AM
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Ottawa should wind down massive COVID subsidies to businesses
The program's total budgeted costs for 2020/21 and 2021/22 now stand at $110.6 billion.

10:13AM
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Paying companies to stay—bad idea

The Legault government in Quebec tabled its first budget last week.


2:01PM
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Scrap corporate welfare and restore Canada’s business tax advantage over the U.S.

Business subsidies can also irritate our trading partners, threatening Canadian access to foreign markets including the U.S.


10:11AM
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The Ontario government will give $4.9 million to support small cideries and distilleries in the province.