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Proposed Solutions:

http://www.betterwayalberta.ca/the-better-way

If we’ve learned anything from past economic downturns, here in Canada and around the world, it’s that cuts don’t end recessions; they make them deeper and longer.

But the good news is that we have options. Alberta could increase the amount of money it generates from taxes on profitable corporations and wealthy individuals by more than $11 billion a year – and STILL be the lowest tax jurisdiction in Canada.

We could also increase royalty rates on oil company profits by billions and still have dramatically lower rates than other oil-producing jurisdictions like Alaska, Texas and Norway.

1. Replace the Flat Tax with a Progressive Income Tax

2. Increase Taxes on Corporate Profits

3. Increase Oil Royalties

4. No Health Care Premiums

5. No Sales Tax

The Better Way Alberta Campaign is a project of the Alberta Federation of Labour, the United Nurses of Alberta, the Health Sciences Association of Alberta and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (Alberta Division).