Quebec, March 21, 2023 – The tax cuts announced with the tabling of the provincial budget are good news for Quebecers, concludes the Montreal Economic Institute.

March 16, 2023 | 6 min. 35 sec. | Mario Dumont (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Senior Director, Communications […]

Higher interest rates would lead to a rapid increase in debt service payments for the Quebec government, according to this study by the MEI. The Institute calculates that an increase of 0.76 percentage points in the effective rate on new borrowing by the Quebec government would result in a $1.56 billion increase in interest payments on the debt in 2027.

Soyez fiers, disent-ils: Québécois, votre gouvernement vous coûte plus cher que partout ailleurs sur le continent!

Brief submitted by the MEI as part of the 2022-2023 pre-budget consultations of the Quebec Finance Department.

Price increases seem to be calming down, but as far as our wallets are concerned, the damage is done.

Would you take a job for $4.61 an hour? Probably not. But that’s the choice many Quebecers receiving social assistance are offered.

February 9, 2023 | 9 min. 26 sec. | Mario Dumont (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Senior Director, Communications […]

By their very nature, tax collectors’ objectives are at odds with taxpayers’ interests. Given the risk of mistakes and the uncertain benefits, Canada should not pursue an automatic tax filing policy.

It’s been many years since the Consumer Price Index has been followed so closely by so many people.