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Inflation: Blame the Bank of Canada, and Supply Managed Industries
The official figures are out, but you probably already felt it in your wallet. The growth of the Consumer Price Index remained steady at 6.9% in October.
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Health Transfers: Tax Points Instead of a Bigger Cheque
Instead of asking for bigger health care cheques, the provinces should band together to request tax points from the federal government.
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Large cost for little upside: Why the government’s digital services tax is not worth the trouble
The Trudeau government has plans to impose a tax on digital services. The case for the targeted tax is weak. The consequences could be significant.
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Economic update: A smaller-than-expected deficit due to inflation
Montreal, November 3, 2022 – The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) reacted to the release of the federal government’s economic update earlier today. “The federal government should show some humility before taking credit for the reduction of the deficit,” says Olivier Rancourt, economist at the MEI.
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La Banque du Canada: une mauvaise élève qui essaye de rattraper son retard
Souhaitez-vous réellement qu’une augmentation annuelle de 11,4 pour cent de votre facture d’épicerie devienne la nouvelle norme? C’est pour éviter cela que la banque centrale doit essayer de rattraper son retard.
What Would Happen If We Taxed the Rich More?
Making the rich pay may seem like an attractive option at first glance. Unfortunately, there are negative side-effects associated to it that would make it counterproductive.
INFLATION: Felix Wants a Car
Inflationary policies to fund government plans impact each and every one of us. They can put your plans out of reach.
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Consumers will foot the bill for digital services tax
Behind the high-minded slogans about “fair shares” and “making multinationals pay” hide two other facts: that it is once again, as always, taxpayers who will foot the bill, and that the hoped-for benefits will likely not materialize.
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Fighting Inflation: The Bank of Canada Stays the Course
The Bank of Canada is continuing its fight against inflation. The policy interest rate was increased by 0.5 percentage points this morning, from 3.25% to 3.75%.
IEDM – Quel est l’impact de la nouvelle hausse du taux directeur? – Emmanuelle Faubert
October 26, 2022 | 11 min. 10 sec. | Trudeau-Landry (FM93) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle Faubert, Economist at the MEI, about […]