Today the personal income tax accounts for almost half of federal revenues.
Government Spending & Taxes
April 12, 2017
3:00AM
In 1938, only 2.3 per cent of the population filed personal income taxes.
April 10, 2017
7:55AM
Arguments about taxation, including Canada’s personal income tax, should have a moral component.
April 7, 2017
3:00AM
Capital gains taxes are on the rise in Canada because various provinces, and the federal government, have increased their personal income tax rates.
April 4, 2017
3:00AM
Queen’s Park’s policies have raised the cost of electricity to the point of bankrupting individuals and businesses.
March 28, 2017
4:02PM
Over the next five years, program spending is projected to grow 2.8 per cent annually while provincial revenues increase 3.1 per cent.
March 24, 2017
9:21AM
The federal budget reveals the wish lists of government departments.
March 22, 2017
4:13PM
The Alberta government forecasts an 11 per cent increase in spending.
March 22, 2017
2:33PM
Tax uncertainty impedes decisions by entrepreneurs and investors.
March 21, 2017
3:00AM
Capital gains tax revenue from individual Canadians amounts to $4.3 billion each year.
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