Fiscal Policy

In economics and political science, fiscal policy is the use of government revenue collection (taxes or tax cuts) and expenditure to influence a country's economy. The use of government revenues and expenditures to influence macroeconomic variables developed as a result of the Great Depression, when the previous laissez-faire approach to economic management became unpopular. Fiscal policy is based on the theories of the British economist John Maynard Keynes, whose Keynesian economics theorized that government changes in the levels of taxation and government spending influences aggregate demand and the level of economic activity. Fiscal and monetary policy are the key strategies …

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Fraser Institute · 28 March 2024 English

With the federal carbon tax set to rise from $65 to $80 per tonne on April 1, two new essays—published today by the Fraser Institute—make two opposing arguments, to retain …

Chapter 2. How to Design a Carbon Tax. In Fiscal Policy to Mitigate Climate Change. USA: International


Fraser Institute · 26 March 2024 English

This bulletin measures the size of government in Canada, by province, based on total government spending as a share of the economy, as well as public sector employment as a …

moving forward,” said Jake Fuss, director of fiscal policy at the Fraser Institute and co-author. Total


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 22 March 2024 English

Do policy-makers need to rethink fiscal policies to ensure the financial benefits from critical minerals are shared fairly?Are current fiscal approaches and policies aligned with national strategies, including ensuring that …

IGF’s work on financial benefits that covers fiscal policy for the entire mining value chain. The IGF’s and by-products more specifically in their fiscal policy framework. In some countries, royalty or tax by-products, more specifically within the fiscal policy framework. In some countries, their royalty


Fraser Institute · 19 March 2024 English

Summary Economic growth in Canada remains sluggish, resulting in several negative consequences for Canadians, including slower growth in employment, incomes, and living standards. Reforming the federal personal income tax system …

presently living in,” said Jake Fuss, director of fiscal policy at the Fraser Institute and study co-author


Fraser Institute · 12 March 2024 English

Business subsidies delivered through government spending since 1961 came with significant costs to Canadian taxpayers. In 2019, provincial business subsidies reached $27.0 billion ($2022). This represents the single largest year …

investment, equalization, school performance, and fiscal policy. Mr Emes holds a B.A. and an M.A. in economics


Fraser Institute · 12 March 2024 English

Business subsidies delivered through government spending since 1961 came with significant costs to Canadian taxpayers. In 2019, provincial business subsidies reached $27.0 billion ($2022). This represents the single largest year …

incentives to succeed,” said Jake Fuss, director of fiscal policy at the Fraser Institute and study co-author


Option consommateurs · 6 March 2024 French

Recourant à la méthode de régression distribuée autorégressive (ARDL), nous examinons les interactions à court et long terme entre la progression des prix alimentaires, la concentration du marché et une …

Monetary Fund. Cross, P. (2023, avril). Canada’s Fiscal Policy Has Undermined Efforts to Tackle Inflation. https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/canadas-fiscal-policy-hasundermined-efforts-to- tackle-inflation Faryaar https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/canadas-fiscal-policy-has-undermined-efforts-to-tackle-inflation https://www https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/canadas-fiscal-policy-has-undermined-efforts-to-tackle-inflation https://www150


CCPA: Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives · 5 March 2024 English

to the amount of cops on the street, were drawn from the city’s rapidly City dwellers’ relationship to the to the cost of rent, policy makes and growing unhoused population. …

government’s of $90,000 annually for care, fiscal policy, cost of Ontario, Sheila’s research insistence


National Aboriginal Economic Development Board · 1 March 2024 English

137 3 Message from the Chairperson On behalf of the National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB), I’m pleased to share the following report detailing Government of Canada actions in relation …

development projects. Through the Collaborative Fiscal Policy development process with Canada and Self-Governing


Fraser Institute · 29 February 2024 English

This bulletin reviews annual per-person program spending (inflation-adjusted) by Quebec premiers from 1965 to 2021. Real per-person program spending increased significantly from $2,942 in 1965 to $15,562 in 2021. The …

think-tank. “A useful way of measuring government fiscal policy is by comparing per-person program spending analysis of this key measure of government fiscal policy,” said Yanick Labrie, Fraser Institute senior


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