tax policy

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Ottawa’s capital gains tax hike—final nail in ‘business investment’ coffin

The tax increase will reduce the return on investment and encourage an exodus of capital from the country.


3:55PM
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Ford government increases deficit and fails to deliver long-awaited tax reductions

The province's program spending will reach $193.0 billion this year—an increase of $2.3 billion from the budget tabled in March.


3:30AM
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Americans won’t accept Swedish-style taxes

The top tax rate in Sweden applies to income starting at roughly US$62,000 compared to between US$535,000 and US$1 million in the United States.


6:30AM
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Crucial economic indicator down more than 50 per cent in Alberta

Business investment provides workers with the tools and new technologies to produce more and better goods and services.


1:30PM
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Steep drop in business investment bad news for Canadians

Businesses in Canada went from investing approximately 79 cents per worker (for every dollar invested in the U.S.) in 2014 to only 55 cents in 2021.


9:45AM
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‘Patriotic Millionaires’ ignore basic tax facts

The top 20 per cent of income-earning families in Canada pay nearly two-thirds of all income taxes.


12:03PM
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Tax burden growing in Canada, higher taxes loom on the horizon

The federal and provincial governments project combined budget deficits of $233.5 billion in 2021.


3:13PM
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Tax cuts could create 110,000 jobs for Canadians
Several provinces now have top combined income tax rates exceeding 50 per cent.

9:39AM
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Global corporate tax cartel would be good for politicians, bad for workers

The Biden administration plans to increase the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 21 per cent to 28 per cent.