RIGFA: Tax and Revenue Studies

Tax study activities

  • Identify current taxing powers and requirements under the existing laws

  • Assess the potential of increasing Provincial and LLG taxes

  • Determine whether current practices conform with the existing laws

  • Identify problems, legal weaknesses and improve on these impediments

  • Put forward options for reforms

Revenue study activities

Collect and analyse historical data on Provincial and LLG revenues from 1996 – 2003:

  • Local revenues

  • GST (and pre-1999,sales/services taxes & VAT)

  • Natural resource benefits (dividends, royalties & timber levies)

  • Urban LLG revenues

  • Rural LLG revenues

Forecast provincial revenue capacity in future years