Tag: fiscal policy

By Janice MacKinnon and Jack Mintz January 26, 2023 PDF of paper Executive Summary The Alberta government has made important ...

This article originally appeared in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt from the article, which can be read in ...

It is understandable and appropriate that governments are concerned and looking to protect financially vulnerable Canadians. But lowering the maximum ...

OTTAWA, ON (November 26, 2021): Most Canadians have become painfully aware of the sharp increase in prices during the pandemic. ...

Alarmed by food, home and gas inflation, voters are starting to see that deficits do have costs, writes Jack Mintz ...

Biden has a flair for poorly thought-out proposals, including blessing the billionaires’ capital gains tax, writes Jack Mintz in the ...

Fiscal policy is the greatest uncertainty. If shortages continue, prices will rise as government fans demand with deficit spending, writes ...

The high level of government debt in Canada, when the economy is recovering rapidly, reflects an unwillingness to make hard ...

What kind of shape would the federal and provincial governments be in if the cost of borrowing were two percentage ...

Bank of England / Flickr There is no assurance the best values will triumph, especially in a crisis, writes Philip ...

Office of the Prime Minister / Flickr The budget serves as an excellent summary of the Trudeau government — it ...

Canadians should take note that they will be paying $40 billion in taxes just to cover interest expenses, writes Jack ...