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Should the government raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

Should Canada raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

Canada currently levies a 15% - 26% tax on all businesses and each province levies an additional 11% - 16% tax rate. The average corporate tax rate worldwide is 22.6%. Opponents of argue that raising the rate will discourage foreign investment and hurt the economy. Proponents argue that the profits corporations generate should be taxed just like citizen's taxes.

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Response rates from 106k Canada voters.

56%
Raise
27%
Lower
47%
Raise
23%
Lower
9%
Keep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes
3%
Lower, but eliminate deductions and loop holes
1%
Remove taxes on corporations and tax shareholder dividends instead

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 @BCTTM2Hfrom Nova Scotia  answered…2mos2MO

Lower Corporations well just pass the tax down to consumers

 @B46V7MRfrom Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

Corporations headquartered in Canada should pay a significantly lower tax rate than other countries with freer markets, particularly to offset the costs of bureaucratic corruption, socialist policies and over regulation, but mainly to incentive businesses against leaving Canada.

 @B2L42TMfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

Lower for corporations that create jobs in Canada and raise for corporations that export Canadian jobs to reduce costs

 @BDP9R3Q from Ontario  answered…1mo1MO

lower for businesses that have a smaller income

 @BDKD5PXfrom British Columbia  answered…1mo1MO

Yes and make it so they cant increase the price of any of their product.

 @BD4DQC8from Alberta  answered…2mos2MO

Audit all federal spending and remove any nonapproved spending into third party and reduce staff of the Federal Government and reduce aboriginal spending across the board and stop funding all private interest groups .

 @BD422WDfrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

Depends on the size of the corporations

 @B9XGTFPfrom Montana  answered…5mos5MO

Lower corporate taxes so economic activity is promoted and businesses can hire more, but don't provide grants and handouts to corporations either

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