alberta taxes

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Alberta government should align spending with dependable sources of revenue

When resource revenue is relatively high, the government faces pressure to increase spending.


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Alberta government should cut corporate welfare to generate tax relief

In 2019, the Alberta government spent $2 billion on corporate welfare.


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Alberta government should pursue single 8 per cent income tax rate

Lower income tax rates incentivize people to work, save, invest and engage in entrepreneurial activities.


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Smith needs constitutional change to protect Albertans from future tax hikes

Future governments can easily and unilaterally change any law passed by the legislature.


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More than 70% of Albertans feel the average family is over-taxed

A majority of respondents in the province believe the average family should pay 25 per cent or less of its income in total taxes.


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Alberta government wastes generational opportunity to restore provincial finances

If it held the line on spending, the government could have run a $6.7 billion surplus in 2023/24.


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High income tax rate hurting Alberta economy

The province's top combined income tax rate increased from 39 per cent in 2014 to 48 per cent today.


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Kenney government could restore Alberta’s tax advantage without big budget hit

In 2015, the government replaced the single-rate personal income tax with five tiers that include a top rate of 15 per cent.


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Kenney must target Alberta’s income tax problem during COVID recovery

In 2016, the Trudeau government added a new top personal federal income tax rate, increasing the top rate to 33 per cent.