newfoundland & labrador finances

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Newfoundland and Labrador should lower taxes to help attract health-care workers

The province has some of the highest personal income tax rates in North America.


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Newfoundland and Labrador government squanders another opportunity to reduce crushing debt

On a per-person basis, government spending will increase to $19,238, the highest of any province in Canada.


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Ottawa’s new ‘energy efficiency’ rules will increase home costs in Newfoundland and Labrador

The financial burden will likely fall disproportionately on younger lower-income residents looking to enter the housing market.


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Newfoundland and Labrador government unlikely to reduce tax rates despite taxpayer wishes

According to polling results, the majority of Atlantic Canadians believe the top income tax rate shouldn’t be over 50 per cent.


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Newfoundland and Labrador must restrain spending to right fiscal ship

The province's net debt is $31,749 per person, by far the highest level of any province in Canada.


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Newfoundland and Labrador’s ‘Future Fund’ turns one—here’s how it can be better

The province’s oil and gas sector produces a significant amount of revenue for the government.


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Newfoundland and Labrador government must restrain spending to avoid debt crisis

Residents of the province face the highest provincial government debt interest costs in the country.


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Newfoundland and Labrador celebrated Tax Freedom Day later than every other Atlantic province

The average family in the province earning $117,564 will pay an estimated $56,588 in total taxes.