harper policies analysis
DESCRIPTION
The is presentation discusses policies of Harper and its impact on revenue/economy/consumer spendingTRANSCRIPT
Federal Government Fiscal Policy Review
By: Paul Young, CPA, CGA
GDP
Trade
Trade
Trade Deals - enforced
Trade Deals completed
• South Korea
• China (FIPA - http://www.cme-mec.ca/?lid=JCKNC-E742G-1W6JA&comaction=show&cid=3BQUJ-U9UKB-6PRJU
• European Trade Deal
MFG Sales
GDP
GDP
Tax Impact
Consumer Spending
Harper Polices
• Tax Cuts – 17.3 personal tax cuts and 13.1 GST Cuts -http://globalnews.ca/news/1356467/tax-cuts-since-2005-net-canadians-30b-pbo/
• Reduction in duties/excise taxes as part of closing the gap between Canada and USA (http://www.budget.gc.ca/efp-peb/2014/pub/chap03-eng.html or http://www.retailcouncil.org/advocacy/federal-budget-2014-released
• Tightening mortgage rules (http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/cmhc-tightens-mortgage-insurance-rules-as-housing-market-cools-1.1793186
• Income Tax Splitting (http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/11/05/andrew-coyne-conservatives-tax-package-with-income-splitting-corrects-inequality/
Corporate Taxes
R&D Ranking
Harper Foreign Direct Investment
Employment Trends
Program Spending
Harper Program spending
Interprovincial Transfers
Infrastructure Funding
Gas Tax Fund
Build Canada Fund
Federal Government spending on infrastructure