Ontario’s unemployment rate crept up slightly to 5.9 per cent in October.
Government Spending & Taxes
If passed in its current form, the Republican tax bill may result in US$1 trillion in tax cuts for U.S. businesses over the next 10 years.
Canada's personal income tax system costs Canadians nearly $7 billion a year in time, accountant fees and tax software.
The Trudeau government eliminated a number of tax credits, thereby increasing income taxes for some Canadians.
The PBO has given the Notley government another warning that spending is badly out of line with revenue.
B.C.’s climate change programs violate sound economic reasoning.
Morneau raised the top personal income tax rate from 29 to 33 per cent.
If you tax all consumption without exception, you can get the same tax revenue with a lower rate.
From 2015 to 2017, Canada ranked second lowest among 17 comparable countries in annual investment as a percentage of GDP.
Like all taxes, a carbon tax imposes its own burdens and amplifies the economic costs of all other taxes in the economy.
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