The plan to lower taxes in New Brunswick takes a page out of AIMS own work on such public policy. In this op-ed that appeared in the Globe and Mail, AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill explains how tax cuts can do more to stimulate the economy than infrastructure spending.
A two year freeze on public sector wages is part of the latest New Brunswick budget. AIMS Research Manager Bobby O'Keefe suggests wage freezes are not a great economic tool. However, public sector workers in that province will still see an increase in wages, because the government is also lowering income taxes.
Included in New Brunswick's latest budget are investment incentives for the province's growing energy field and its traditional forestry indsutry. Premier Shawn Graham says the incentives are aimed at making his province the energy hub of the eastern seaboard.
Alec Bruce a columnist for the Times & Transcript based his weekly column on the new tax program the New Brunswick government just announced. He says he agrees with AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill that this was a great step forward for the province.
New Brunswick's plan to lower taxes is in line with research presented by AIMS that shows lowering income tax is a better way to stimulate the economy. This op-ed by AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill that appeared in several provincial daily newspapers shows why this tax policy is a major boost to New Brunswick.
AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill was featured on the CHSJ Country 94.1 blog speaking on New Brunswick's new tax program.
Everyone has something to say about the new tax program announced in New Brunswick. It was the focus in the Telegraph Journal's "And we quote" section this week. AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill opinion was featured.
The New Brunswick plan to lower taxes is the big star of this weeks provincial budget. In this story in the Telegraph-Journal, AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill explains that the plan is a positive step for boosting investment and job creation.
New Brunswick's new plan to lower taxes over the next four years has everyone talking. AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill says the province has made itself far more competitive in the economy.
The New Brunswick Liberal government has a plan for self-sufficiency by 2026. Its 2009 budget that includes a plan to lower taxes is a step in the right direction according to AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill.