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1. More initiatives needed to strengthen BC's investment climate

   Appeared in Business in Vancouver The 1990s was an economically dismal decade for British Columbia. The province effectively missed the prosperity party enjoyed by the rest of Canada due largely to poor economic policies. As a result, the province ...

2. Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index, 2012

   The Canadian tax system is complex and there is no single number that can give us a complete idea of who pays how much tax. That said, the Fraser Institute annually calculates the most comprehensive and easily understood indicator of the overall tax bill ...

3. Economic Freedom of the World: 2011 Annual Report

   The index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to ...

4. The Tories' high-tax plan

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press Monday’s federal budget was all political spin. Like in March, when the 2011 budget was first introduced, the Conservatives dubiously titled it: A Low-Tax Plan for Jobs and Growth. But in reality, the Conservatives’ ...

5. A vote for the HST is a vote for an earlier Tax Freedom Day

   Appeared in vancouversun.com Happy Tax Freedom Day! Monday, British Columbians start working for themselves.  In other words, if we had to pay all our taxes up front, we would have to pay each and every dollar we earned from January 1 to June 5 to various ...

6. Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index, 2011

   The Canadian tax system is complex and there is no single number that can give us a complete idea of who pays how much tax. That said, the Fraser Institute annually calculates the most comprehensive and easily understood indicator of the overall tax bill ...

7. Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Annual Report

   The index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to ...

8. Countering the Myths Surrounding BC's Harmonized Sales Tax

   This study addresses many of the myths and misunderstandings about the HST, highlights the shortcomings of the current provincial sales tax system, and explains the differences between the PST and the harmonized sales tax. The study is divided into two ...

9. The Impact of the HST on British Columbian Families

   This Alert provides an empirical measurement of the impact of the HST on the average British Columbian family. The Fraser Institute is well suited to provide such an analysis; it has a long history of measuring how much tax, in all forms, British ...

10. The Cost to Canadians of Complying with Personal Income Taxes

    This study examines the compliance costs of Canada's personal income-tax system. That is, it examines all of the costs, time, and effort associated with preparing personal income-tax returns including buying tax software, hiring professionals such as ...