tax reform

Novembre 13, 2014 10:00AM

With deficit slayed, tax relief, not more spending should top Ottawa’s agenda

After seven years of budget deficits and over $160 billion in new debt, the federal government confirmed in its financial update Wednesday that it expects to record a surplus next year.

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federal government, financial update, federal government budget, government debt, debt and deficit canada, tax reform, capital gains tax, marginal tax rates, income tax rates, income splitting, economic growth and prosperity

Octobre 31, 2014 10:00AM

Income splitting not the best economic bang for the buck

Charles Lammam, Jason Clemens

Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently announced his government will introduce income splitting for tax purposes at an annual cost of roughly $2 billion.

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income splitting, taxes, tax relief, income tax, tax reform, personal income tax, income tax rates, marginal tax rates

Septembre 25, 2014 12:00PM

Ouverture possible à une réforme fiscale au Québec

Sean Speer, Milagros Palacios

« Nous voulons que les Québécois paient moins d’impôt et de taxes », a affirmé Philippe Couillard, premier ministre du Québec en attendant que la commission spéciale chargée d’améliorer la compétitivité du régime fiscal provincial dépose ses recommandations. La déclaration du premier ministre est un signe positif : on commence à entrevoir la possibilité d’un changement.

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réforme fiscale au Québec, Québécois paient moins d’impôt et de taxes, impot, taxes, quebec economy, tax reform, compétitivité du régime fiscal, l’amélioration de la compétitivité fiscale

Avril 10, 2014 2:00AM

Bad news out of Ontario illustrates need for a better fiscal plan

Milagros Palacios, Sean Speer

The economic news coming out of Ontario in recent days has been far from positive. The province's economic and fiscal position is weak and new analysis released by the Ministry of Finance suggests its economy will remain sluggish for the foreseeable future.

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ontario, government spending, ontario economy, debt, public finances, job creation, ontarios GDP, budget deficit, health care, tax reform

Mars 5, 2014 2:00AM

BC's business tax regime needs a competitive jump start - here's how

Milagros Palacios, Charles Lammam

One item sorely missing from Finance Minister Mike de Jongs recent provincial budget was a plan to make BCs business taxes more competitive and attractive for investment.

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business taxes, BC, british columbia, bc budget, provincial budget, tax reform, taxes, PST, sales tax, business taxation

Février 4, 2014 2:00AM

Cut spending; don't just slow its growth

Sean Speer, Charles Lammam

With federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty poised to unveil his 2014 budget on February 11th, early signs point to a business-as-usual budget with his government staying focused on eliminating the deficit in 2015 and creating the fiscal room to provide tax relief in next year's budget conveniently right before the 2015 federal election campaign.

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government spending, budget, 2014 budget, deficit, tax reform, federal budget announcement, tax credits, canada, tax compliance

Février 16, 2013 2:00AM

Want a sales tax? Drop another tax

Mark Milke

There might be a thousand reasons why people hate sales taxes. Here are three: First, theyre visible; second, in Alberta, where no provincial sales tax exists, there is justifiable pride that people have escaped at least one tax applied elsewhere in Canada; third, many Albertans rightly fear that if a government introduced a new tax, it would be just another way to separate taxpayers from their money and to spend more and inefficiently so.

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taxation, taxes, sales tax, tax reform

Janvier 22, 2008 2:00AM