Not exact matches
Many Albertans find it rich that Quebec — which provides families with subsidized daycare and offers university tuition at less than half the
rate of other provinces — criticizes Ottawa for capping
equalization payments in 2009 to the
rate of the economy's increase.
It is important to note, in this regard, that international arbitrage does not require complete interest
rate equalization, just the
equalization of (risk - adjusted)
rates of return, including anticipated moves in the exchange
rate.
These include reducing personal income tax
rates and increasing the GST
rate; undertaking a review
of the
Equalization program to reduce regional disparities and eliminating regionally - differential employment insurance rules; leveling the retirement savings playing field; adopting a formal corporate taxation regime; taxation
of interest payments received from active business income
of foreign affiliates; and examination
of tariffs on imported manufactures and products.
Property tax burdens were recalculated as effective
rates, based on OSC estimates
of assessed property values converted to full value based on
equalization rates.
The district council was entitled to take into account the countervailing considerations, which included the impact
of a sudden hike in residential property taxes on long - term, fixed - income residents, and a municipal policy
of gradually working toward greater
equalization of tax
rates.