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February 21, 2018 11:08AM

Workers, not businesses, will ultimately pay B.C.’s new payroll health tax
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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The new EHT will apply to businesses with annual payrolls of more than $500,000.

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March 28, 2015 7:00AM

Prentice chooses Getty over Klein; further erodes Alberta Advantage
Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios
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With tumbling oil prices and resource revenues, Premier Jim Prentice had a choice when he delivered Alberta’s 2015 budget. He could emulate former premier Don Getty and raise taxes or follow the Ralph Klein playbook and reduce spending.

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March 28, 2015 6:00AM

Alberta’s budget: $11.4 billion in extra taxes
Mark Milke
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Premier Jim Prentice dropped hints for months that the 2015 provincial budget was a once-in-a-generation chance to “fix” Alberta’s finances.

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alberta budget, debt, deficit, taxes, program spending, alberta finances, income tax, sales tax, surtax, fuel tax, health care tax, compensation of government employees, compensation, government workers, wages, benefits