No political parties endorsing best available taxation policy on campaign hustings, say economists

University of Calgary tax expert Jack Mintz says maybe provinces should raise their HST rates in the future as a source of their own revenue.

None of the political parties are endorsing the best available taxation policy on the campaign trail, economists say: raising the goods and service tax while lowering corporate income taxes.

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