Download This PaperThe 2014 C.D. Howe Institute Business Tax Burden Ranking
11 Pages Posted: 7 Nov 2014
Date Written: October 29, 2014
Abstract
Saint John, Charlottetown and Montreal have the highest tax burdens on new business amongst major Canadian cities, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “The 2014 C.D. Howe Institute Business Tax Burden Ranking,” authors Adam Found, Benjamin Dachis and Peter Tomlinson conduct groundbreaking research that includes business property taxes and land transfer taxes in measuring the tax bite that can drive away or attract new business investment.
Keywords: Fiscal Policy and Tax Competitiveness
JEL Classification: H25, H71
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Found, Adam and Dachis, Benjamin and Tomlinson, Peter, The 2014 C.D. Howe Institute Business Tax Burden Ranking (October 29, 2014). C.D. Howe Institute e-brief 187, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2520025 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2520025
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