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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Certain psychotherapy and counselling services in Canada are now exempt from sales tax collection in an attempt to make mental health care more affordable for Canadians. The Canada Revenue Agency said in a news release on Monday that certain psychotherapists and counselling …
Read More »Sask. and federal government dispute around carbon pricing to be settled by tax court
The dispute between the governments of Saskatchewan and Canada around the province’s refusal to collect the federal carbon price on natural gas continues, but Saskatchewan’s justice minister claims the province has stopped the feds and that the matter will be resolved in court. “We stopped them. The government of Saskatchewan …
Read More »नौकरी का झांसा देकर खुलवाया खाता, फिर हुआ 239 करोड़ का लेनदेन, Income tax के नोटिस से उड़े हलवाई के होश
जालसाजों ने शामली के रहने वाले हलवाई नरेंद्र कुमार को दिल्ली में अच्छी नौकरी दिलाने का झांसा दिया और और चांदनी चौक स्थित एचडीएफसी बैंक की शाखा में उसका खाता खुलवा दिया. इसके बाद उसके खाते से 239 करोड़ रुपये का लेनदेन कर लिया. एक साल पहले पीड़ित को आयकर …
Read More »‘We screwed up’: Toronto admits major flaws in vacant home tax rollout – Toronto
After being inundated with complaints from frustrated and stressed residents who received incorrect bills, many saying they owed the city thousands of dollars, Toronto city councillors grilled city staffers over the botched rollout of this year’s vacant home tax before voting in favour of an overhaul. The city has already …
Read More »‘Pink tax’: Calls grow to scrap ‘unfair’ prices on women’s products
Some Canadian high school girls want to take their “pink tax” fight to the House of Commons, calling on the federal government to scrap an “unfair pricing practice” that research suggests discriminates against women. A recent petition started by Sofia Ambroziak, a Grade 11 student in Ottawa, and two other …
Read More »‘Still Better Than a Carbon Tax’ is Nova Scotia alternative to Ottawa’s climate plan – Halifax
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 2, 2024 12:59 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia’s premier has responded to a challenge from the prime minister to submit an alternative to the federal carbon pricing program. Tim Houston’s “Still Better Than …
Read More »Expanded Ontario vacant home tax on the horizon as housing outlook improves slightly
The Ford government is giving municipalities new powers to tax vacant homes amid a housing affordability crisis across the province. Currently, only Toronto, Ottawa and Hamilton have the provincial authority to impose a tax on homes that remain unoccupied. The provincial budget, tabled at Queen’s Park on Tuesday, will extend …
Read More »Ontario gas tax cut extension to cost $500 million over 6 months
The Ford government is set to spend half a billion dollars to extend the provincial gas tax cut for another six months, according to the Ministry of Finance, putting the total cost of the affordability measure at $3.2 billion. The gas tax cut was first implemented in 2022 as a …
Read More »Manitoba premier says he’s considering extending tax holiday on fuel – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 19, 2024 9:01 pm Updated March 19, 2024 9:02 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday he is considering extending his government’s fuel-tax holiday, which is set to expire at the …
Read More »Farmers frustrated over proposed Lac. Ste. Anne County land tax – Edmonton
Farmers in Lac. Ste. Anne County are voicing their frustrations over a new proposed land tax brought forward by the region’s council. The county council says with rising costs they need more cash to maintain infrastructure such as roads and bridges, but farmers say it’s not their problem to solve. …
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