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Unhappy Returns: A Preliminary Estimate of Taxpayers Responsiveness to the 2016 Top Tax Rate Hike
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| Citation | Alexandre Laurin. 2018. "Unhappy Returns: A Preliminary Estimate of Taxpayers Responsiveness to the 2016 Top Tax Rate Hike." ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. |
| Page Title: | Unhappy Returns: A Preliminary Estimate of Taxpayers Responsiveness to the 2016 Top Tax Rate Hike – C.D. Howe Institute |
| Article Title: | Unhappy Returns: A Preliminary Estimate of Taxpayers Responsiveness to the 2016 Top Tax Rate Hike |
| URL: | https://cdhowe.org/publication/unhappy-returns-preliminary-estimate-taxpayers-responsiveness-2016-top-tax-rate-hike/ |
| Published Date: | September 27, 2018 |
| Accessed Date: | January 30, 2026 |
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The top 1 percent of earners reacted strongly to the federal tax hike on high earners 2016, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Unhappy Returns: A Preliminary Estimate of Taxpayers Responsiveness to the 2016 Top Tax Rate Hike,” author Alexandre Laurin finds the underlying behavioural response of taxpayers resulted in $1.2 billion in fresh revenue for the federal government but cost provincial treasuries about $1.3 billion in lost tax revenues.
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