Taxation and fiscal federalism

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in Carbon Pricing and Environmental Levies

RIPPLE - Carbon Pricing and Environmental Levies

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in Marginal Tax Rates and Incentives

RIPPLE - Marginal Tax Rates and Incentives

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in Corporate Taxation

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in Personal Income Taxation

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in Provincial-Federal Tax Coordination

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in Consumption Taxes and GST

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in Tax Commissions and Policy Review

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in South Alberta Planning Committee

SUMMARY — Taxation Model: No PST + No State Income Tax = ?

> **Auto-generated summary — pending editorial review.** > This article was drafted by the CanuckDUCK editorial summarizer on 2026-04-21. > If you spot something off, edit the page or flag it for the editors. Alberta's unique tax landscape, which lacks a provincial sales tax (PST), and Texas's absence of a state income tax have sparked interest in South Alberta. The idea of combining these models to create an optimal taxation system for the region is gaining traction, particularly with proposals to use oil royalties to subsidize the elimination of income tax.
in Municipal Governance

Calgary Budget Analysis 2025: $290M in Reallocation Opportunities Identified Through Cross-City Comparison

Summary: Calgary's $4.6 Billion Operating Budget Under the Microscope

Using CanuckDUCK's RIPPLE causal policy graph and cross-city comparison data from Statistics Canada, CMHC, and municipal open data portals, we conducted an independent analysis of the City of Calgary's 2025 operating budget against peer Canadian cities: Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Winnipeg.

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in Municipal Governance

The Grants Signal: Municipal Fiscal Autonomy Erosion at 5.37%/yr

The Grants Signal: Municipal Fiscal Autonomy Erosion

When Your Fastest Revenue Growth Comes From Someone Else's Budget

Data source: StatsCan 10-10-0020 (2007-2024)
Key finding: Federal/provincial grants to municipalities growing at 5.37%/yr — fastest revenue category
Date: April 2026

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