The Fraser Institute’s sensational claims about taxes appear to be at odds with the data in it’s own report
The Fraser Institute strikes again – this time, sending out press releases that don’t reflect the findings of their own report on British Columbia’s tax code.
The right-wing think tank issued an alarming press release this week declaring that “BC government tax changes will cost (the) average family nearly $1,000 per year.”
The research bulletin examines tax changes introduced by BC’s NDP government, which include the popular speculation tax, surtax increases on luxury real estate, and an employer health tax.
Although the Fraser Institute’s research consistently fails to stand up to basic fact-checks, some of BC’s biggest media outlets like Global News and The Provincepassed along the right-wing think tank’s dubious findings without a critical lens.
A closer look reveals the Fraser Institute’s claim that the “average” BC family will pay $1,000 more in taxes is not only wrong – their own report says otherwise.
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