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Italy tweaks bank tax to give lenders option to boost reserves
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the logo of the European Central Bank (ECB) outside its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Heiko Becker//File Photo
opinion
Governments keep squeezing businesses for more tax money, shooting themselves in foot
Gus Carlson
cost of living
Does this tax-deductible mortgage strategy still make sense?
Robert McLister
politics
Parties spar over housing after government tables bill to waive GST on new rental construction
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
international business
FTX sues Bankman-Fried's parents over missing millions
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explainer
What is the Housing Accelerator Fund?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the construction site of an affordable housing project in London, Ont. on Wednesday, September 13, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
opinion
Governments in Canada are finally taking aim at one of the housing crisis’s highest-priority issues
Jennifer Keesmaat and Mike Moffatt
report on business
Builders call Ottawa’s tax break ‘major needle mover’ on construction of rental units
A townhome development project under construction at Kingston Rd. and Birchcliff Ave. is photographed on Sept 13, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
canada
Manitoba Tories promise another tax cut while the NDP talk health care
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are promising to remove the provincial sales tax from restaurant meals if they are re-elected on Oct. 3. Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen, centre, looks on during a Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Ministers meeting in Ottawa, on Friday, March 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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How high-net-worth Canadians can prepare for changes to the alternative minimum tax
Two women at a meeting with a financial advisor
carrick on money
Millennials start retiring in 20-plus years – how prepared are they?
Rob Carrick
politics
Ottawa pledges to overhaul competition rules, spur rental-housing construction in bid to tackle affordability crisis
New homes are constructed in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in July fell 10 per cent compared with June when they posted their strongest month so far this year.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
world
Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa cleared of tax fraud
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report on business
Canada’s bankers lash out at Liberals for ‘picking on’ financial services firms with new taxes
The Canadian flag flutters in the wind at the TD Centre in Toronto’s Financial District, on Mar 15, 2023. Ontario, (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail) First Canadian Place (lighter building) is reflected on the glass exterior of TD Bank Tower.
canada
Conservatives promise lower taxes, NDP pledge job protection on Manitoba campaign trail
In this composite image made from three photographs, from right to left, Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Leader Heather Stefanson speaks during a news conference in Whistler, B.C., Tuesday, June 27, 2023; Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew speaks at the Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023; and Manitoba Liberal Party Leader Dougald Lamont speaks to the media at the Legislature building, in Winnipeg, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck, John Woods, David Lipnowski
opinion
Italy’s bank tax fiasco: Canada must learn lessons on the evils of populist tax policy
Jeremy Kronick and William Robson
canada
Manitoba election: Conservatives and NDP make budget promises
Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen speaks during a Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Ministers meeting on bail reform in Ottawa on Friday March 10, 2023. The cost of living and health care will again be the focus of the Manitoba election campaign today.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
opinion
Rolling SUV fatsos – including their plumper electric versions – need to pay a weight-based tax
Eric Reguly
done deal
Co-op brings good value, but dogs and rentals not allowed
toronto
Toronto to tax luxury home sales, asks province for sales tax amid budget crunch
<div>Toronto city council voted to bring in a new surtax on high-value home sales while asking the provincial government for sales tax revenue to help tackle a looming budget crunch. A Toronto city worker walks outside of Toronto City Hall, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston</div>