Income Inequality – The Progressive Economics Forum

Distributional impact of Tory Income Splitting

April 1, 2011 David Macdonald 5 comments

I recently posted on the CCPAâ€™s â€œMaking it Countâ€ blog covering election 2011 issues. In that post, I calculated the distributional impacts of the â€œFamily Tax Cutâ€ proposed by the Conservatives that would allow couples with children under 18yrs old to split up to $50,000 of their income. The â€œMaking it Countâ€ post is meant for popular consumption, but I […]

Will the HST boost job growth and over what timeframe?

July 6, 2010 Iglika Ivanova 9 comments

As BC and Ontario have now started paying the HST at the till, many people may be wondering when exactly can we expect to see those jobs postings opening up. This is a good question. According to analysis commissioned by the BC government from economist Jack Mintz, titled British Columbia’s Harmonized Sales Tax: A Giant Leap in the province’s Competitiveness, […]