One of the main sources of tax system complexity is the proliferation of credits, deductions and other special preferences.
Government Spending & Taxes
July 27, 2017
10:05AM
Canada’s income tax began during the First World War.
July 26, 2017
4:30AM
Ontario’s top combined marginal personal income tax rate is 53.5 per cent.
July 21, 2017
8:56AM
Economic recovery in Alberta is crucial not just for Albertans, but for Canada’s public finances.
July 18, 2017
3:56PM
The Trudeau government has increased the incentive for tax planning.
July 14, 2017
7:00AM
Government workers in Alberta are away from their jobs for personal reasons 73 per cent more days per year than private sector workers.
July 10, 2017
10:59AM
Conditional grants give the federal government greater sway over projects across Canada.
July 6, 2017
4:30AM
Ontario has seen its share of total provincial net debt rise to 51 per cent.
July 5, 2017
2:38PM
The province's projected $10.3 billion deficit for 2017/18 could be much higher.
June 30, 2017
12:29PM
The NDP-Green tax changes, if fully implemented, will increase the tax burden for the average British Columbian family by $594.
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