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	<title>PolicyCentre.ca &#187; Taxes</title>
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	<description>Essays on public policy and political issues from Doug McArthur at SFU&#039;s public policy school</description>
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		<title>The B.C. Economy in Transition</title>
		<link>http://www.policycentre.ca/2010/05/03/the-b-c-economy-in-transition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 18:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday, a paper that I prepared on the BC economy was released.  I hope readers will find  it of interest.  The paper can be found at:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/30728436/Looking-Forward-The-BC-Economy-at-a-Crossroads
The paper was prepared at the request of the Leader of the BC Official Opposition, who wanted a background study and analysis of the economy.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Rethink Property Tax Breaks for Business</title>
		<link>http://www.policycentre.ca/2009/09/23/time-to-rethink-property-tax-break-for-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Municipal governments all across the province are busily developing their budgets for the next tax year, which starts January 1, 2009.  Most will be trying hard to restrain their budgets.  The affects of the recession are now being felt full force and one can bet that taxpayers are not going to be receptive to paying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where is BC HST Fight Going?</title>
		<link>http://www.policycentre.ca/2009/09/21/where-is-bc-hst-fight-going/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, September 19, saw rallies all across BC against the HST. Predictably organizers claimed they were a great success, brining together the leaders of the opposition parties and Bill Vander Zalm in common opposition to the Liberal Government&#8217;s plan.
However, one has to wonder whether something more than 1,000 people at the largest of the rallies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Note Of Caution on the HST Fight</title>
		<link>http://www.policycentre.ca/2009/08/12/a-note-of-caution-on-the-hst-fight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NDP opposition is doing the right thing in taking on the Campbell government on the HST.  It is the job of the official opposition to oppose government initiatives and to give voice to aggrieved citizens.  This initiative is especially odious because Campbell mentioned not a word about it in the election now only three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opposition to PST Harmonization Avoids Part of the Picture</title>
		<link>http://www.policycentre.ca/2009/07/31/opposition-to-pst-harmonization-muted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.policycentre.ca/2009/07/31/opposition-to-pst-harmonization-muted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The decision of the BC Government  to harmonize the GST and the PST has attracted quite a lot of unfavourable reaction.  Most of critical the attention has been devoted to the increased taxes that consumers will pay under the new arrangement.  Everything from new houses to hotel rooms to haircuts to restaurant meals to consulting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vancouver  Taxes Unsustainable</title>
		<link>http://www.policycentre.ca/2009/07/31/vancouver-taxes-unsustainable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 2 marked the deadline to pay local property taxes and many homeowners are justified in asking, “Why are my taxes rising so steeply?”]]></description>
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