Tag Archive: tax reform

Lower premiums for single parents not enough; it’s time to see the end of MSP

Feb 9, 2016

In the lead up to the provincial budget we talk a lot about the changes we want to see in how our government is spending our public funds. And with good reason. After years of neglect and underfunding, alarming holes are emerging in key areas from child protection services and public schools to housing affordability and climate action. They need… View Article

The problem with the Fraser Institute’s consumer tax index

Aug 27, 2015

By Iglika Ivanova

Every summer, the Fraser Institute releases a report pointing out the average family now spends more on taxes than food, clothing and shelter. But is it really a bad thing that as our economy grows we spend less of our income on basic survival and more on better education, better health, parks, environmental protection and… View Article

7 things that should be in this year’s BC Budget

Feb 17, 2014

By Iglika Ivanova

In the fifth year of a slow and largely jobless economic recovery, the 2014 BC Budget should prioritize measures to set the foundation of a more just and sustainable economy, where prosperity is shared by all citizens. Here are 7 initiatives that will get us there. 1. A comprehensive poverty reduction plan Combating poverty is… View Article

Are average Canadians paying too much in taxes?

Apr 24, 2013

By Iglika Ivanova

On April 23, the Fraser Institute released the annual update of their misleading Consumer Tax Index report. The piece is meant to feed the anti-tax sentiment with numbers sprinkled liberally for their shock value instead of providing any meaningful analysis. Here are some of the main flaws with the report’s methodology. If what follows sounds… View Article

Fairness by design: a framework for tax reform in Canada

Feb 14, 2013

By Iglika Ivanova

A new CCPA (National) report by Marc Lee and myself argues that Canada’s tax system needs a “fairness” overhaul and presents a framework for progressive tax reform. Those of you who have been following our tax work so far will find this study a great complement to the BC Tax Options Paper. Tax policy is… View Article

Progressive tax options for BC or how to raise needed revenues and make our tax system more fair

Jan 30, 2013

By Iglika Ivanova

In a new report we released this week, Seth Klein and I show there’s a clear need of tax reform in BC, both to raise new revenues and to make our tax system more fair (Vancouver Sun oped here, CTV News story here). As the report’s title suggest, this is all about options. Instead of… View Article

HST vs MSP: why are only some increases revolting?

Nov 3, 2012

By Seth Klein

Vaughn Palmer had an interesting piece in the Vancouver Sun yesterday. In a piece entitled “Dix agenda bows to post-HST reality,” Palmer writes that the NDP, if elected next May, will be forced to keep its tax increases modest, and that this is the legacy of the HST battle that raged after the last election:… View Article

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Tag Archive: tax reform

Lower premiums for single parents not enough; it’s time to see the end of MSP

The problem with the Fraser Institute’s consumer tax index

Are average Canadians paying too much in taxes?

Fairness by design: a framework for tax reform in Canada

Progressive tax options for BC or how to raise needed revenues and make our tax system more fair

HST vs MSP: why are only some increases revolting?