Despite touting tax cuts, Canada’s politicians have actually increased the percentage they take from family incomes - more than 42 per cent last year compared with 33.5 per cent in 1961.
Taxes took more than the 36.2 per cent for housing, food and clothing costs combined, according to the Fraser Institute, said Jake Fuss, an economist with the Fraser Institute.
The total tax bill for Canadians includes visible and hidden taxes paid to the federal, provincial and local governments including income, payroll, sales, property, carbon, health, fuel and alcohol taxes.
