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In Ontario, everyone’s a taxman
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Sep. 14, 2011
Dalton McGuinty has indeed presided over an era where the provincial own-source revenue to GDP ratio has reached its greatest height, but he has been able to do so by building on the work of his predecessors. Ontario’s politicians have all been part of a provincial political culture that has expanded the role of government and supported it with ever-greater tax revenues. They have all been “taxmen.”
Tags: budget, economy, tax
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Provinces face transfer cuts
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
February 14, 2011
Today Ottawa transfers about $56-billion to the provincial and territorial governments, the three main provincial transfer programs being the Canada Health Transfer at $27-billion, the Canada Social Transfer (for child, post-secondary education and social programs) at $12-billion and Equalization (funds for those provinces with a weaker fiscal capacity) at almost $15-billion…. Given that transfers now make up the lion’s share of federal spending, transfer reductions will also make up the lion’s share of federal spending restraint.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, ideology
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