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Author: Ben Eisen For the province’s top earners, each new dollar they earn is taxed at 53.53 per cent.Read more about Ontario’s ‘temporary’ tax increases may never go away Tags: personal income taxesincome tax ratespersonal tax ratestax ratesincome taxestax increases Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Jake FussTegan Hill The province will run a $4.2 billion operating budget deficit in 2023/24.Read more about Premier Eby fails to learn from mistakes of predecessor in first budgetTags: bc budgetbritish columbia budgetB.C. budgetbritish columbia finances Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Tegan HillMilagros Palacios Program spending is projected to be $4.2 billion higher in 2023/24 than budgeted just a few months ago.Read more about Smith government takes one step forward two steps back in Budget 2023Tags: alberta budgetalberta’s debtalberta government debtalberta government financesbudget surplus Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Tegan HillBen Eisen An unexpected boost in revenues temporarily forestalled rapid debt growth.Read more about B.C. government must rein in spending in upcoming budget to avoid big runup in debt Tags: bc debtbritish columbia financesbc government debtbc government spendingbritish columbia government Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Tegan HillBen Eisen The province now has the fourth-highest top personal income tax rate in Canada and the United States.Read more about B.C. government should help create genuine ‘growth’ and reduce taxes Tags: B.C. budgetbritish columbia financesbc taxesbritish columbia governmentbc government spending Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Ben EisenTegan Hill The province’s pace of debt accumulation throughout the late-2010s was staggering.Read more about Alberta has been granted temporary reprieve from fiscal disasterTags: alberta debtalberta government debtalberta government financesalberta’s finances Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Ben EisenJake Fuss Government workers across Canada enjoyed an 8.5 per cent wage premium, on average, compared to comparable private-sector workers in 2021.Read more about Federal government should be skeptical of demands for large pay increases Tags: federal governmentlabour unionsgovernment workerspublic sector compensationprivate sector compensation Read More – The Fraser Institute

Author: Alex Whalen Among nine P.E.I. premiers since 1965, Premier King has overseen the third-highest average annual increase in per-person spending.Read more about P.E.I. government should restrain spending in upcoming budget Tags: PEI debtpei spendingprince edward islandprince edward island budget Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Josef FilipowiczSteve Lafleur The country’s rental vacancy rate fell to 1.9 per cent—the lowest it’s been since 2001.Read more about Canada’s rental markets in even worse shape post-pandemicTags: rental housingrental supplyrentalhousing affordabilityaffordable housingrental market Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Mackenzie MoirBacchus Barua The French health-care system features several safety nets to protect vulnerable patients.Read more about Understanding universal health care, Part 3: Cost-Sharing for Patients in FranceTags: cost-sharinghealth-carehealth-care costshealthcare costsuniversal health careuniversal health insurance Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Jake FussMilagros PalaciosNathaniel Li Government wages in the province were 10.9 per cent higher, on average, than wages in the private sector.Read more about Giving large pay increases to government workers will harm Ontario’s financesTags: ontario’s financesontario government spendingcompensation in ontariopublic sector compensation Read More – The Fraser Institute