Tax Options for Childcare that Encourage Work, Flexibility, Choice, Fairness and Quality

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Page Title:Tax Options for Childcare that Encourage Work, Flexibility, Choice, Fairness and Quality – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Tax Options for Childcare that Encourage Work, Flexibility, Choice, Fairness and Quality
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/tax-options-childcare-encourage-work-flexibility-choice-fairness-and-quality/
Published Date:May 31, 2017
Accessed Date:February 18, 2025

A new approach to childcare tax breaks is needed in order to relieve the financial stress caused by the increasing costs of raising young children, finds a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In Tax Options for Childcare that Encourage Work, Flexibility, Choice, Fairness and Quality, authors Alexandre Laurin and Kevin Milligan recommend that moving towards a new refundable tax credit for childcare would generate the social benefits of increased labour-force participation, benefit lower-income parents, and allow for flexible and decentralized childcare choices.

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