Talking Taxes: What BC Really Needs in Tough Economic Times

Room IB1015 – International Building
Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops
All welcome and admission is FREE

The 2013 BC Budget focused on balancing the books above all else, but is fiscal restraint what BC really needs? Research we've done at the CCPA shows that the BC government has a revenue problem, not a spending one. 12 years of corporate and personal income tax cuts have starved BC of the public revenues we badly need to maintain and enhance public services, and to meaningfully tackle the key issues of our time: climate change and income inequality. This lecture will make the case for tax reform in BC, present a range of reform options and explore the shifting public conversation about taxes in the wake of tax increases announced in the BC Budget. Find out how we can pay for the public investments we need (including a high quality, accessible education system) and improve the quality of life for British Columbians from all generations.
 
This event is sponsored by the TRU Faculty Association and the TRU Students’ Union.