News and insight for advisors from the 2017 federal budget tabled on March 22 in Ottawa. Photo copyright: jvaillancourt/123RF.
March 24, 2017News and insight for advisors from the 2017 federal budget tabled on March 22 in Ottawa. Photo copyright: jvaillancourt/123RF.
March 24, 2017The budget includes plans to spend $9.2 billion over the next five years on health care, indigenous peoples, veterans, safety and security and international measures
The budget comes at a time when Ottawa has very little room to introduce new spending
Raising the threshold for the top personal income tax rate to $402,800 from $202,800 would make Canada more attractive for high-income earners, C.D. Howe suggests