Equalization payments in Canada
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equalization-payments-in-canada-175-10606584
title:
Equalization payments in Canada
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In Canada, the federal government makes equalization payments to provincial governments of lesser fiscal capacity so that "reasonably comparable" levels of public services can be provided at similar levels of taxation. Equalization payments are entrenched in the Constitution Act of 1982, subsection 36(2). The program is financed through the federal government's general revenues, which are largely sourced from federal taxes. Provincial governments make no contributions. Payment amounts are decide
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Payments from federal to provincial governments
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equalization_payments_in_Canada
date created:
2009-10-18T03:45:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T04:05:59Z
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