Adaptability, Accountability and Sustainability: Intergovernmental Fiscal Arrangements in Canada

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July 14, 2015

Spending control and greater reliance on their own revenues are more promising responses to provincial budget pressures than higher federal transfers, according to a new report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Adaptability, Accountability and Sustainability: Intergovernmental Fiscal Arrangements in Canada,” authors William Robson and Alexandre Laurin foresee demographic stresses on provincial government budgets, but argue that more federal money will undermine accountability and forestall needed reforms.

Full Report: commentary_431.pdf

Author(s):

Alexandre Laurin, Director of Research
William B.P. Robson, President and Chief Executive Officer

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