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table of contents
  1. Cover
  2. List of Figures and Tables
  3. List of Selected Abbreviations
  4. Foreword
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. Part I No Sales Tax! Alberta’s Political and Fiscal Environment
    1. 1. Alberta Exceptionalism and Taxation as Affront
    2. 2. The Political Suicide Tax?
    3. 3. Alberta’s Fiscal Dilemma
    4. 4. The Revenue Push and Spending Pull: A Double-Edged Look at the Source of Alberta’s Fiscal Ills
  8. Part II The Least Painful Solution: Why a Sales Tax Makes Sense
    1. 5. Alberta Sales Tax: An Inevitability and an Opportunity to Reset
    2. 6. The Volatility of Alberta’s Tax Bases: Implications for Tax Policy Choices
    3. 7. Oil, Democracy, and Social Solidarity: The Case for an Alberta Sales Tax
  9. Part III Suggestions for the Future: How to Get a Sales Tax for Alberta
    1. 8. A Disciplined PST
    2. 9. Join the Sales Tax Parade! PST and the Road to Alberta’s Economic Recovery
    3. 10. Moving to a Sustainable Fiscal Future: Addressing Alberta’s Legacies of Denial
  10. Afterword
  11. List of Contributors

Copyright © 2022 Robert L. Ascah

Published by AU Press, Athabasca University

1 University Drive, Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3

https://doi.org/10.15215/aupress/9781771992978.01

Cover design by Natalie Olsen, kisscutdesign.com

Printed and bound in Canada

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Title: A sales tax for Alberta : why and how / edited by Robert L. Ascah.

Names: Ascah, Robert L. (Robert Laurence), 1954– editor.

Description: Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20220190291 | Canadiana (ebook) 20220190348 | ISBN 9781771992978 (softcover) | ISBN 9781771992985 (PDF) | ISBN 9781771992992 (EPUB)

Subjects: LCSH: Sales tax—Alberta. | LCSH: Fiscal policy—Alberta.

Classification: LCC HJ5715.C22 A43 2022 | 336.2/713097123—dc23

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF) for our publishing activities and the assistance provided by the Government of Alberta through the Alberta Media Fund.

Logo: Government of Canada Logo: Government of Alberta

This publication is licensed under a Creative Commons licence, Attribution–Noncommercial–No Derivative Works 4.0 International: see www.creativecommons.org. The text may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, provided that credit is given to the original author. To obtain permission for uses beyond those outlined in the Creative Commons licence, please contact AU Press, Athabasca University, at aupress@athabascau.ca.

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