taxes
On April 1, the government plans to increase the tax on local and imported beer by under 2 percent. The tax, however, won’t affect prices much when you break it down, according to economic experts. Currently, the federal tax on beer is $31.84 per hectoliter. The increase will bring it to … Read More
A new report shows that the average Canadian family spent 42.5 per cent of their income on taxes last year, more than they spent on housing, food, and clothing combined. Conventional wisdom used to suggest that we should spend no more than 30 per cent of their income on rent. … Read More
In mid-June it will be three years since the oil price hit its most recent peak, at US $115 a barrel for Brent Crude. It fell all the way below US $30 at one point over those three years and is presently hovering around $52. How have the Gulf States — … Read More
Of course, the silver lining here is that paying taxes means that at least you’ve got a job… or no overseas bank accounts. [Taxpayer]
