Why the NDP’s Tax Cut Promises Will Hurt BC

Tax cuts were promised by both the Conservatives and the NDP in the B.C. election, framed as a way to ease cost-of-living pressures. But tax cuts would do little to address the structural problems underlying those cost pressures. Alex Hemingway writes. Alex is a senior economist and public finance policy analyst at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ B.C. office. Published Nov. 7, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/11/07/NDP-Tax-Cut-Promises-Will-Hurt-BC/