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EISEN and HILL: America’s ‘flat-tax revolution’ should prompt Smith government to resurrect single income tax rate

Alberta, which once had a lower top combined personal income tax rate than any U.S. state, now has a higher rate than every U.S. state except California.

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A little more than a decade ago, Alberta had one of the most competitive tax environments in North America. Since then, policy changes on both sides of the border have badly undermined Alberta’s competitiveness.

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