Avril 3, 2020 10:12AM

It’s easier for governments to increase spending than bring it back down

Ben Eisen

Governments can find themselves at a new baseline spending level far in excess of revenues.

Étiquettes:

government spending, program spending, recession

Avril 1, 2020 4:17PM

Revisions to ‘wage subsidy’ program leave many questions unanswered

Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens, Tegan Hill

For now, the new wage subsidy program will cost $71 billion.

Étiquettes:

CERB, Canada Emergency Response Benefit, employment insurance, EI, COVID

Mars 30, 2020 1:31PM

Modern Monetary Theory, Part 2: Will MMT hold down taxes?

Steven Globerman

Higher interest rates associated with government borrowing act like an implicit tax

Default risk and exchange-rate risk increase for foreign lenders as they increase their holdings of any government’s debt.

Étiquettes:

modern monetary theory, MMT, exchange rate, federal government debt

Mars 30, 2020 9:36AM

Ontario’s mini-budget shows provincial deficit will increase

Ben Eisen

Provincial government debt-service costs are set to reach $13.2 billion this year.

Étiquettes:

ontario fiscal update, ontario debt, ontario deficit, COVID

Mars 27, 2020 2:50PM

Ottawa’s ‘Emergency Response Benefit’ leaves many unanswered questions

Tegan Hill, Milagros Palacios, Alex Whalen

Effectively, the CERB will now cost $40 billion, up from $15 billion.

Étiquettes:

COVID, Canada Emergency Response Benefit, CERB, employment insurance, government aid

Mars 24, 2020 6:36PM

Trudeau government plan would have undermined Opposition ability to hold government to account

Bruce Pardy

The principle of no taxation without representation is central to the concept of democracy.

Étiquettes:

COVID, taxes, parliament, liberal government, government accountability

Mars 24, 2020 10:19AM

If history is any guide, COVID-19 will transform Canada in heretofore unknown ways

Livio Di Matteo

When the First World War began, there was no expectation that it would spawn an entirely new tax system.

Étiquettes:

crisis, financial crisis, COVID, government accountability, stimulus spending

Mars 18, 2020 3:42PM

Trudeau government’s COVID-19 fiscal response avoids major mistakes

Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens

Ottawa will spend up to $27 billion supporting individual Canadians and businesses.

Étiquettes:

infrastructure spending, employment insurance, economic downturn, economic stabilization program, COVID

Février 27, 2020 5:48PM

Alberta budget includes relatively small spending reductions

Tegan Hill, Milagros Palacios

Alberta saw spending reductions of 20 per cent during the reforms of the 1990s.

Étiquettes:

alberta budget, alberta government spending, alberta finances

Décembre 6, 2019 11:18AM

Throne speech ignores realities of federal finances

Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill

The unemployment rate rose to 5.9 per cent, in the biggest one-month jump since the 2009 recession.

Étiquettes:

federal government spending, federal finances, canadian labour market, federal government debt

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Government Spending & Taxes

It’s easier for governments to increase spending than bring it back down

Revisions to ‘wage subsidy’ program leave many questions unanswered

Modern Monetary Theory, Part 2: Will MMT hold down taxes?

Ontario’s mini-budget shows provincial deficit will increase

Ottawa’s ‘Emergency Response Benefit’ leaves many unanswered questions

Trudeau government plan would have undermined Opposition ability to hold government to account

If history is any guide, COVID-19 will transform Canada in heretofore unknown ways

Trudeau government’s COVID-19 fiscal response avoids major mistakes

Alberta budget includes relatively small spending reductions

Throne speech ignores realities of federal finances

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