Kevin Milligan

Kevin Milligan: Ratcheting the corporate tax rate up or down doesn’t grow the economy or improve tax fairness. Here’s a smarter approach.

Economist Kevin Milligan examines what we know so far about the policies the opposition parties plan to fight the Liberals with in the next election

The measures will likely make it harder for high-earning Canadians to avoid the taxman, but the government could have gone further

Canada enjoys a large advantage in corporate tax rates compared to the United States. Under Trump, that could be about to change.

Economist Kevin Milligan explains how the CPP expansion came about, what it means for workers, and what comes next

The 2016 federal budget does not put us on the road to 1995-style budget crisis. Here’s why.

The Liberals are betting that deficits will boost growth. The low cost of borrowing means it won’t cost us too much to see if they’re right.

B.C. still faces challenges with its budget, but far and away it has the best finances of any province in the country.

5 things to consider before asking Ottawa to embark on a massive stimulus plan for the Canadian economy

Economist Kevin Milligan provides the why, what and who of CPP reform ahead of this weekend’s meeting of Canada’s finance ministers

Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau has the power to change the tax system to make it harder for high earners to avoid taxes, but it’s going to take political will

Bringing back the long-form census was the easy part. If this government is serious about data, there is a lot more it should do.