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  1. Assessing British Columbia's Tax Competitiveness

    British Columbia faces significant tax competitiveness issues, particularly with respect to the tax treatment of businesses in the province. The province’s sales tax system—unlike that of many of its competitors—taxes a wide range of business inputs. ...

  2. NDP-Green carbon tax hikes likely won’t be revenue neutral

    Given the recent agreement between NDP and Green Party, which may soon see the two parties form a coalition government in British Columbia, changes are likely coming to B.C.’s carbon tax. The tax may increase by $5 per tonne each year ...

  3. B.C.’s budget—an opportunity to make the carbon tax revenue neutral again

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2017 This week the B.C. government will release its budget, and if last week’s Throne Speech is any indication, tax cuts may be on the way. This is welcome news, since it’s an opportunity for the government to ...

  4. B.C.’s carbon tax not the ‘gold standard’ it’s made out to be

    Appeared in the Financial Post, February 16, 2017 In a major announcement last year, the Trudeau government imposed a policy that will require all provinces to put a price on carbon emissions by 2018. As governments in Canada and elsewhere pursue carbon ...

  5. Examining the Revenue Neutrality of British Columbia's Carbon Tax

    British Columbia’s carbon tax is often praised as a model for other jurisdictions to follow, in part due to its alleged revenue neutrality. However, in the eight years since it was introduced, the offsetting tax measures used in the government’s revenue ...

  6. First Nations groups oppose many LNG projects in B.C. despite Squamish greenlight

    British Columbia’s beleaguered liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry got some good news Wednesday when the Squamish First Nation approved the $1.7 billion Woodfibre LNG project (see artist rendering above) by granting the proposed ...

  7. If B.C. wants to increase investment in mining, think land claims—not permits

    Appeared in The Province More than 10,700 British Columbians were employed in the mining sector in 2013 with an average salary and benefits totalling $114,600. That same year, the mining industry contributed $511 million in revenues to the B.C. government ...