(Vancouver) Provincial taxation and spending policies have worsened the gap between BC’s two economies — the diversified Lower Mainland and Victoria areas, and the more resource-dependent ‘hinterland’ regions. Soutwestern BC received a skewed share of income tax cuts, while subsequent tax increases and spending cuts have hit harder in the regions. For most communities, the value of income tax...
May 4, 2005
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This study builds on analysis originally published in Bleeding the Hinterland: A Regional Analysis of BC's Tax and Spending Cuts.
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