Budget should bolster commitment to workers in changing economy

If the government is going to provide billions of dollars in tax incentives to the private sector to meet a net-zero carbon-based energy economy, then that revenue from the treasury must help to create good, middle-class jobs.

The investment tax credits Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland proposed in her fall economic statement will need to be strengthened to remain competitive with the tax credits contained in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, writes Sean Strickland.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY SEAN STRICKLAND

March 20, 2023

The upcoming federal budget must address the United States' Inflation Reduction Act.

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