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Tax Increases Don’t Always Mean More Money for the Government – Even on Cigarettes
The incidence of taxes on the behavior of people who pay.
4-minute read
Le défaut de l’Argentine: une question complexe et politique
Argentina falls into default after talks fail.
5-minute read
La courbe de Laffer appliquée aux cigarettes
The incidence of taxes on the behavior of people who pay.
2-minute read
Finances publiques: l’école privée fait partie de la solution
The financing of Quebec's private schools.
4-minute read
Dirigisme is still alive and well in Quebec
The 2014-2015 provincial budget.
5-minute read
Les erreurs de Thomas Piketty
Piketti's basic understanding of the economy.
4-minute read
L’effet concret d’une réduction du service de la dette
Quebec’s public sector debt.
4-minute read
Un budget de 450 dollars
Tabling of the 2014-2015 provincial budget.
4-minute read
Budget du Québec : « A », si…
Tabling of the 2014-2015 provincial budget.
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Viewpoint: The $15-Billion Quebec Surplus That Might Have Been
Eleven years ago, a government was elected in Quebec by promising to re-examine the functioning of the state and diminish the tax burden of individual Quebecers. However, between the fiscal years 2003-2004 and 2013-2014, the size of the provincial government continued to grow relative to the economy. Indeed, during this period, the Quebec economy grew by 39.6% while public spending increased by 66.9% and revenue by 65.6%. What would have happened if the growth of public spending had been limited to the same rate as economic growth during these ten years?