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Change in direction on tax policy needed to escape budget crunch, ensure high-income British Columbians and corporations pay fair share: study
(Vancouver) The BC government likes to boast that our province has the lowest personal and corporate income taxes in Canada, but a new report says…
2013 Preliminary Operating Budget Fails Tax Fairness Test
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has been analysing the City’s operating budget for several years now. We fully understand the challenges council faces: lack…
Canada can learn from Norway’s management of oil wealth: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives compares the Canada and Alberta experience to that of Norway,…
What’s next for BC’s carbon tax?
Climate change forced its way onto the political agenda in 2012, as Hurricane Sandy ripped through the northeast United Stages just days before the election.…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2013, Volume 16, Number 1 Download 1.06 MB8 pages Inside this issue: British Columbians are ready for a thoughtful conversation about taxes by Shannon Daub,…
British Columbians are ready for a thoughtful conversation about taxes
Debates about taxes in BC can be as much a blood-sport as politics. But a major new opinion poll conducted by Environics Research (commissioned by…
Capitalism is the Crisis (Part IV)
Protests in Greece expose failure of capitalism in Europe During November 2012, Europe erupted in anti-austerity demonstrations, with protestors clashing violently with police in Spain…
Beyond the 1%: What British Columbians think about taxes, inequality and public services
Attachments Tax poll results by question
Majority of British Columbians support higher income taxes at $100k: Poll
Most also personally willing to pay higher taxes to support policies that improve quality of life READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) An opinion research…
Disparate Groups Unite to Oppose Transit Pass Tax Credit
Can you identify a tax policy that is so ineffective, wasteful, inequitable, and cumbersome that political parties, think-tanks, and non-profit organizations across the political spectrum…
Building a Fair and Effective Carbon Tax to Meet BC’s Greenhouse Gas Targets
Submission to the BC Carbon Tax Review Download 1.4 MB 4 pages
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