Radio-Canada: Groups propose municipal tax reform in Nova Scotia.
The CCPA-NS forms a common front with AIMS and the NS Chambers as they ask the provincial government to look at the possibility of municipal tax reform.
CBC Crosstalk: Charles Cirtwill discusses seasonal workers paying higher E-I premiums
AIMS President & CEO joins CBC Crosstalk to discuss seasonal workers paying higher E-I premiums.
Charles Cirtwill on New Brunswick property tax reform
AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill on News 88.9's Todd Veinotte Show in New Brunswick discussing property tax reform.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation – ON: #mnc2013
At the Manning Networking Conference Charles Cirtwill of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) suggested replacing the government transfers with Milton Friedman’s idea of a negative income tax.
Mainstreet Nova Scotia: Municipal Income Tax
AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill, Dr. Michael Bradfield of CCPA-NS and Wayne Fiander of NS Chambers, joined Stephanie Domet of CBC's Mainstreet to discuss a proposed municipal income tax system.
Maritime Morning: Is Municipal Income Tax a better option than property tax?
AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill joined Jordi Morgan of News 95.7's Maritime Morning to discuss how municipal income tax is a better option than property taxes.
CBC’s The 180: Charles Cirtwill on EI Changes
AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill on EI changes on CBC's 180
Media Advisory: Property tax reform advocates embark on public speaking tour
The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Chambers of Commerce will each present their case for reducing or eliminating property taxes and considering the introduction of a municipal income surtax.
We are the Maritimes: One province nearly 2 million strong
AIMS mentioned in the Chronicle Herald's 'Herald Magazine.'
Municipal tax dilemmas
Op-ed in the Cape Breton Post: How to reform a tax regime is a dog’s breakfast of facts, opinions and possible solutions. The Nova Scotia Chamber of Commerce has published a treatise on municipal tax reform that outlines the problem and proposes some solutions. And the chamber has agreement from the the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives — think-tanks on opposite ends of the political spectrum.