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Québec and its challenges. Document 2, Possible solutions, spend more effectively and better fund our public services / [electronic resource]. Advisory Committee on the Economy and Public Finances
The Advisory Committee on the Economy and Public Finances, established by the Minister of Finance in conjunction with the 2010-2011 prebudgetary consultation, comprises Pierre Fortin, Robert Gagné, Luc Godbout and Claude Montmarquette and is co-chaired by the Minister and Robert Gagné. The committee is pursuing the process initiated in November 2009. In the first document, made public in December 2009, the committee defined the question that the Minister submitted to it by illustrating with concrete examples the current state of Québec's public finances and presenting a number of statistical observations. In the second phase of its approach, the committee has decided to focus its reflection on two possible solutions pertaining to expenditures and the funding of public services.
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- ISBN: 9782550578437 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 electronic text (vii, 59 p.) : charts, digital file.
- Publisher: Québec, Que. : [Finances Québec], 2010
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| General Note: | "January 2010." CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Appendix 1. Members of the Advisory Committee on the Economy and Public Finances -- Appendix 2. Comparison among certain jurisdictions of the use of consumption taxes as a proportion of personal income tax -- Appendix 3. User fee revenues, 2007-2008: comparison between Québec and Ontario. Foreword -- Summary -- Introduction -- Part one. Can we spend more effectively -- The question is all the more crucial as we are spending heavily -- Spending in Québec -- The healthcare sector -- The education sector -- Commercial government corporations -- Comprehensive budget rules -- Spending public money more effectively: it can be done -- Two principles -- First principle: generalize and depoliticize program performance assessment -- Second principle: encourage good management, sanction poor management and allow competition -- Fundamental principles -- Part two. Can we better fund our public services -- A strategic question given the amount of tax we pay -- More efficient taxation -- The impact of fiscal levies on economic growth -- The distribution of taxation in Québec is not efficient -- Rely more extensively on user fees -- The advantages of user fees -- We rely less extensively on user fees than neighbouring jurisdictions -- Two more principles -- Conclusion -- The committee's impending deliberations -- |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by Canada Commons. |
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