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Government Spending & Taxes

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Ontario’s unemployment rate crept up slightly to 5.9 per cent in October.


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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.


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Canada's personal income tax system costs Canadians nearly $7 billion a year in time, accountant fees and tax software.


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The Trudeau government eliminated a number of tax credits, thereby increasing income taxes for some Canadians.


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The PBO has given the Notley government another warning that spending is badly out of line with revenue.


4:30AM
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Morneau raised the top personal income tax rate from 29 to 33 per cent.


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If you tax all consumption without exception, you can get the same tax revenue with a lower rate.


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From 2015 to 2017, Canada ranked second lowest among 17 comparable countries in annual investment as a percentage of GDP.


10:26AM
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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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