Canadian families in the top 20 per cent pay 55.9 per cent of all federal, provincial and municipal taxes.
Government Spending & Taxes
January 5, 2018
5:00AM
An escalator that adjusts for inflation is merely maintaining the real purchasing power involved in the charge.
December 22, 2017
7:00AM
The $10.3 billion deficit the province plans to run this year is just shy of the provincial record of $10.8 billion set last year.
December 21, 2017
5:30AM
Prime Minister Trudeau is on track to increase per-person federal debt more than any other prime minister in Canadian history who didn’t face a world war or economic recession.
December 18, 2017
5:33AM
Current policies seem to largely ignore fact that tax changes affect behaviour.
December 15, 2017
1:53PM
PBO report contradicts Trudeau government claims.
December 15, 2017
5:30AM
If you tax something less, you’ll likely get more of it.
December 5, 2017
5:30AM
By 2047, the costs of OAS and GIS will increase by an estimated 47 per cent.
November 29, 2017
12:52PM
Ratings agency DBRS has downgraded Alberta’s credit rating from AA (high) to AA.
November 22, 2017
2:42PM
Toronto, Vancouver and other high-demand cities should focus on getting more housing built, at a quicker pace.
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