Fraser Forum

Government Spending & Taxes

8:19AM
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In Alberta, to cushion the blow from falling revenues, some claim higher taxes will balance the books. How soon we forget. Alberta tried that in the late 1980s. It didn’t work.


1:42PM
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According to a Fraser Institute study released in February, between 2004/05 and 2013/14, the Alberta government’s program spending jumped to $43.9 billion from $29 billion.


10:24PM
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Columnists reveal bias on municipal spending and taxation.

 


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