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The capital gains tax, explained
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20 minutes
Released:
Apr 22, 2024
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When the federal government released their 2024 budget last week, they changed the capital gains tax for the first time in a quarter-century. The tax is set to bring in $19.3-billion dollars, and the government says it’ll only impact the wealthiest of Canadians. But many are disputing that.Salmaan Farooqui, a personal finance reporter with the Globe’s Report on Business, is on the show to tell us about the basics of capital gains and how this tax might affect Canadians.Questions? Comments? Ideas? E-mail us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com
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Apr 22, 2024
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Podcast episode
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