The budget creates a new, higher top personal income tax rate of 16.8 per cent.
Government Spending & Taxes
September 11, 2017
5:00AM
Ontario’s net debt will rise to a projected $336 billion.
September 1, 2017
4:30AM
Since 1961, the average Canadian family has seen their taxes increase 157.6 per cent.
August 25, 2017
6:13PM
The federal government wants to crack down on tax rules for small businesses.
August 21, 2017
6:00AM
Through two years, the Notley government has increased spending by 11 per cent.
August 11, 2017
7:30AM
Tucked away in the middle of the country, Manitoba has managed to keep a low profile when it comes to its fiscal situation, but it hasn’t balanced a budget since 2009.
August 11, 2017
4:30AM
From 2015/16 to the current fiscal year, program spending in Alberta will have increased by 11 per cent.
August 4, 2017
4:30AM
The government’s plan for a strong middle class appears based on expanding spending on borrowed money.
August 3, 2017
5:00AM
An economic slowdown or recession would make the Wynne government’s debt reduction plan much less likely.
August 1, 2017
12:30PM
From 2007 and 2015, Alberta contributed $188.6 billion more in taxes to Ottawa than it received in transfers or federal programs.
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