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Dear John,
This Sunday is Tax Freedom Day — when Canadian families start working for themselves!
If Canadians paid all their taxes up front, they would work the first 158 days of this year before bringing any money home for themselves and their families.
That total tax burden comprises more than five months of income — from January 1 to June 7.
So, on June 8th — Tax Freedom Day — Canadians finally start working for themselves, and not government!
Tax Freedom Day helps put the total tax burden in perspective, and helps Canadians understand just how much of their money they pay in taxes every year.
But it doesn't tell the full picture on its own: Canadians should also be worried about the $90 billion in deficits the federal and provincial governments are forecasting this year, because they will have substantial tax implications in future years.
To better illustrate this point, the study also calculates a Balanced Budget Tax Freedom Day — the day of the year when the average Canadian finally starts working for themselves if governments paid for all of this year’s spending with taxes collected this year.
This year, Balanced Budget Tax Freedom Day won’t arrive until June 21.
See the provincial breakdowns – and use our tax calculator to find your own personal tax freedom day! – by checking out the full study here.
Sincerely,
Niels Veldhuis
President
The Fraser Institute
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