TPC fund: Corporate welfare or economic engine?
Gain of $32.3-billion seen flowing back
OTTAWA -- Ottawa's most controversial corporate subsidy fund is greatly benefiting the Canadian economy despite the program's poor repayment record and repeated government efforts to make major changes, according to a consultant's report that has never before been made public.
The report, commissioned by Industry Canada's audit and evaluation branch, concluded that Technology Partnerships Canada has produced a net benefit of $32.3-billion to the Canadian economy over most of its existence, or 8.6 times the program's total costs.
The 93-page document -- which was written by Ottawa-based economics and technology consultants Hickling Arthurs Low and obtained through an access to information request -- said that benefits to Canadian taxpayers go much further, including in such areas as public health, sovereignty and security, environment, social, physical assets and advancement of knowledge."
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Bleatings About Corporate Welfare
Don't seem to have any merit if we accept the findings of a recent report which indicates billions in "profits" are flowing back into the economy. Of course I guess this can be said of the billions paid out in social assistance except there are no profits.
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