sales tax

It’s ridiculous to call a carbon tax a sales tax. Here’s why.

A carbon tax is no more a sales tax than income taxes are, writes University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe

Thinking out loud about an Alberta PST

Colby Cosh looks for a clear path for Jim Prentice, and comes up wanting

Google, Facebook, Amazon and eBay go to Washington

Meet the Internet Association, the big dot-coms’ lobby group

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Idea alert

Jack Mintz, an economist whose expertise the Harper government values very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very much, has co-authored a report calling for the elimination of various GST exemptions.

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Down with taxes, up with inequality

Stephen Gordon troubleshoots a proposal—championed by the New Democrats and Conservatives in Ontario, but also the federal NDP—to cut the sales tax on home heating bills.

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Not going there

Paul Dewar announced his jobs agenda yesterday.

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Brian Topp goes there

The NDP leadership candidate talks taxes.

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Move over, Wal-Mart

Rivals are learning the hard way why Amazon is the next retail king

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Enter the taxman

Much as Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach insists he will never all a provincial sales tax, it may be inevitable