cycles in BCт€™s resource sector; policy solutions for jobs and environmental sustainability; a worker transition strategy for implementing the Kyoto Accord on climate change; environmental tax shifting; economic

and environmental costs due to cuts in public services, as the government seeks to pay for the tax

: New CCPA study calculates British Columbians' "cost shift"Editorial: Environmental tax shifting cannot

pep, though, does it?)Some have said this is just another tax grab, an underhanded way for government to collect more money from us. But the feebate, a form of environmental tax shifting, has been

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Environmental tax shifting cannot replace regulation

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Environmental tax shifting cannot replace discussion paper a few months ago on a relatively new policy tool: environmental tax shifting. The paper was in the price of driving. Environmental tax shifting requires that the revenue from environmental the same amount.Our analysis of environmental tax shifting finds that this policy is a good idea in energy deregulation. Environmental tax shifting is simply not capable of filling the void left by this budget is an example of unwisely using environmental tax shifting to replace regulation. A ban on beehive . Sometimes, using environmental tax shifting and regulation in conjunction allows society to benefit from the advantages of both. For example, an environmental tax on a polluting technology can reward industry for established criteria, environmental tax shifting is chosen to be the best option--and it is in certain circumstances--it is important to consider unintended consequences that might result from the environmental tax

be no more excuses for failing to address the social, economic and environmental deficits that plague than with debt reduction or tax cuts, and Canadians are right. Most people understand that we need changes that will better meet society's environmental goals.A few ideas:tax capital gains at the same rate as income (yes, money comes to money, but surely investment income does not merit special tax status

than the local economy.There is still plenty of room for tax reform. An agenda for reform should improve the fairness, progressivity and environmental sensitivity of the tax system. Any tax cuts in the

tax cuts, deeper and faster spending cuts, privatize Crown corporations, and get rid of environmental

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NothingThe Vicq Committee's Corporate Tax Cutsby Erin WeirDecember 14, 2005 | Reports & Studies | Saskatchewan OfficeDecember 2005: The "Big Business Bang" TheorySocial, economic, environmental ills all have