| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Alberta Exceptionalism and Taxation as Affront / Robert L. Ascah -- The Political Suicide Tax? / Graham Thomson -- Alberta's Fiscal Dilemma / Robert L. Ascah -- The Revenue Push and Spending Pull: A Double-Edged Look at the Source of Alberta's Fiscal Ills / Robert L. Ascah -- Alberta Sales Tax: An Inevitability and an Opportunity to Reset / Melville McMillan -- The Volatility of Alberta's Tax Bases: Implications for Tax Policy Choices / Ergete Ferede -- Oil, Democracy, and Social Solidarity: The Case for an Alberta Sales Tax / Elizabeth Smythe -- A Disciplined PST / Ian Glassford -- Join the Sales Tax Parade! PST and the Road to Alberta's Economic Recovery / Kenneth J. McKenzie -- Moving to a Sustainable Fiscal Future: Addressing Alberta's Legacies of Denial / Robert L. Ascah |
| Summary |
"The days of buoyant capital investment, jobs, and wealth are passing Alberta by as the boom-and-bust cycle runs its course and the global climate crisis becomes more acute. As the province scrambles to boost the dying oil economy and curb spending, one solution is all but ignored--a sales tax. In this collection, Alberta scholars and policy experts map out why and how a provincial sales tax should and can be implemented. Drawing on policy analysis, recent history, personal experiences, and conversations with Albertans, former politicians, and senior public servants, contributors build a decisive case for why a sales tax is a more efficient tax than corporate or personal income taxes. They examine energy revenues, household incomes, and political support as well as opportunities for improving democracy and reducing the volatility of government revenues. Finally, this volume offers recommendations on structuring a consultative review process to improve Alberta's long-term fiscal sustainability."-- Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
Alberta |
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Sales tax |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Sales tax -- Alberta
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Fiscal policy -- Alberta
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Political economy.
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Fiscal policy
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Sales tax
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Alberta
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ascah, Robert L. (Robert Laurence), 1954- editor.
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| ISBN |
1771992980 |
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9781771992992 |
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1771992999 |
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9781771992985 |
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