alberta 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.


9:24AM
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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.


11:39AM
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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.


12:07PM
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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.


8:37PM
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Alberta’s net contribution to federal finances soars into the billions

Canada's equalization program cost Alberta taxpayers approximately $3.1 billion in 2017.


11:28AM
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Kenney government should proceed with corporate tax reductions

The province's corporate income tax rate would drop from 12 per cent to 8 per cent.


10:22AM
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Kenney government fails to restore Alberta’s income tax advantage

The Trudeau government created a new top tax bracket that raised the top federal rate to 33 per cent.


10:18AM
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Alberta budget should target personal income taxes

The top combined personal income tax rate in Alberta is now 48 per cent compared to 39 per cent in 2014.