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Originally Posted by Tinordi
CDE is a subsidy because it's a tax deduction you would otherwise have to pay if you were any other business that couldn't qualify for the expense. In otherwords its foregone tax revenue, the definition of a tax subsidy.
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Ya, but they wouldn't have spent anything in the first place (ie losing a huge chunk of income taxes, GST etc) if the deduction wasn't in place.