The top 10 per cent earned 29.1 per cent of all income but paid 35.8 per cent of the total tax burden.
government revenues
September 27, 2023
3:30AM
Between 45 to 50 per cent of all federal revenue comes from the personal income tax.
October 12, 2022
11:01AM
In 2021/22, federal personal income tax revenue grew by 6.2 per cent.
April 26, 2022
1:00AM
October 8, 2020
8:50AM
Property taxes alone account for 48 per cent of revenues.
October 21, 2019
10:57AM
More tax credits complicate the tax code.
July 30, 2019
8:41AM
Some taxpayers change their behaviour when tax rates increase.
July 13, 2018
2:12PM
If federalism means anything, provinces must have real responsibilities.
April 21, 2015
4:00PM
In many ways Tuesday’s federal budget wasn’t all that surprising. Many of the government’s key initiatives were already announced (the so-called “Family Tax Cut” package) or telegraphed as part of the Conservatives 2011 platform (raising the TFSA annual contribution ceiling to $10,000).
February 21, 2015
12:00PM
Over the last decade, higher energy prices and entrepreneur-friendly policies drove Alberta’s booming economy, generating a significant windfall in government revenue.