Reading Time: 3 minutes Tax hikes are coming fast and furious from both Edmonton and Ottawa, more bad news for Albertans and their still-fragile provincial economy
Tag: Carbon tax
Federal carbon tax a cash grab that could damage the economy
Reading Time: 3 minutes Carbon taxes largely function as energy taxes to generate a new source of revenues for cash-hungry governments
Tax burden for the average Alberta family set to grow
Reading Time: 3 minutes Albertans currently work 137 days of the year to fund government before pocketing a single dollar for themselves
Alberta’s carbon tax a $10 billion green grab
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta’s new climate plan is a $6 billion tax grab that will be used to fund a giant green energy spending spree over five years
Ontario’s Climate Action Plan undermines case for cap and trade
Reading Time: 3 minutes Carbon pricing is theoretically the best way to reduce emissions but only if distortive regulations and subsidies are eliminated
Alberta budget confirms ‘revenue recycling’ code for tax and spend
Reading Time: 3 minutes Any conceivable tax increase is revenue recycling if the money is used to fund anything the government deems an “investment” in Albertans
Say goodbye to the Alberta Tax Advantage
Reading Time: 3 minutes Misguided policies eroding Alberta’s tax advantage
Federal budget looming, and Canadian economy faces troubled waters
Reading Time: 3 minutes Unfortunately, government policies are only making matters worse
B.C. should keep the carbon tax but make sure it’s revenue neutral
Reading Time: 3 minutes Return the tax to true revenue neutrality through income tax cuts rather than gifts to special interest groups
Wynne ignores lessons about the pitfalls of cap and trade
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ontarian households are going to feel the pain, while politically connected industries will reap a windfall