Fraser Forum

Government Spending & Taxes

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The province should make its personal and corporate income tax system more competitive.


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Accounting for non-pension assets in projections of future retirement income makes a difference.


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In the current political environment, both in Canada and around the world, sensible “tax” recommendations would likely die on the vine.


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The Canada Pension Plan’s total costs have doubled over the past decade.

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High level of spending has not yielded high value in return—Canada has some of the longest wait times for treatment in the developed world.


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A higher CPP benefit could trigger a reduction in federal (and provincial) government benefits targeted at low-income seniors.


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In 2016, the average Canadian family will pay 43 per cent of its income in taxes.

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As oil royalties have fallen, Albertans have endured multiple tax hikes and a S&P downgrade.


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The new tax scheme will cost a family of four about $338 extra in 2017.


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This week I got an email from the Quebec Liberal Party that gives new meaning to the term “Quebec, Inc.”


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