Avril 20, 2020 2:20PM

Getting political responsibility right in times of crises

Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios

Ottawa raised personal income tax rates on Canadian workers.

Étiquettes:

recession, federal debt, federal government spending, federal budget, carbon tax

Avril 16, 2020 10:16AM

Ontario budget deficit likely larger than forecast

Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios

The Ford government projected a deficit of $20.5 billion for 2020-21.

Étiquettes:

ontario budget, ontario debt, ontario deficit, recession

Avril 16, 2020 5:30AM

Why differences between government and markets matters today—Public Choice in action, Part 2

Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Alex Whalen, Tegan Hill

The lack of innovation in the government sector is rooted in the differences between the incentives and disciplines imposed by customers on the government and private sectors.

Étiquettes:

CERB, canada emergency wage subsidy, CEWS, economic crisis, public choice, government sector

Avril 15, 2020 5:30AM

What would Chrétien’s budget rules have meant for Trudeau: Part 2

Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios, Jason Clemens

The Trudeau government has run five consecutive deficits since taking office in 2015 and is expected to have accumulated approximately $84.3 billion in federal debt—$713.2 billion total—by the end of 2019-20.

Étiquettes:

federal budget, federal government budget, federal deficits, federal government debt

Avril 14, 2020 5:30AM

Understanding the differences between government and markets—Public Choice in action, Part 1

Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Alex Whalen, Tegan Hill

Prices are almost completely nonexistent for government-provided goods and services.

Étiquettes:

public choice, market economy, taxes, government sector

Avril 9, 2020 1:06PM

Pandemics, social upheaval and government spending

Livio Di Matteo

Federal deficit estimates range from $100 billion to $200 billion for fiscal year 2020-21.

Étiquettes:

COVID, financial crisis, federal government spending, federal finances

Avril 9, 2020 11:48AM

Alberta spent during the good times, which means deeper red ink during these bad times

Steve Lafleur

The COVID crisis combined with the oil-price war will reduce revenue and trigger spending increases.

Étiquettes:

alberta government debt, alberta deficit, alberta government finances

Avril 8, 2020 5:30AM

Contrasting the Budget Rules of Chrétien and Trudeau: Part 1

Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, David R. Henderson

Whereas the Chrétien government used balanced budgets as a guiding fiscal anchor, the Trudeau government has not had an effective fiscal rule imposing discipline on its spending, taxing, and borrowing decisions, resulting in the federal government being less prepared to respond to the current recession.

Étiquettes:

federal budget, canadian federal budget, federal spending

Avril 3, 2020 12:31PM