One of the big bets in the BBB is that accelerated depreciation will kick off a wave of BFI to support growth. But it looks like the slowing economic conditions and policy uncertainty are far more important than the tax break.
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Accelerated depreciation and even immediate expending of capital assets didn’t work in Canada either
jul 23, 2025, 5:19 pm • 2 0 • view
Weren't corporate taxes already quite low--the accelerated depreciation would seem like it could only raise the ROI on a fixed investment by a couple of points. Of course, that's not nothing, but one wonders about the magnitude of the effect.
jul 23, 2025, 6:38 pm • 1 0 • view
yeah.
jul 24, 2025, 12:27 am • 0 0 • view
6 months in and Trump is still talking about new tariffs on almost daily basis. It does not take a genius CEO to figure out what to do with extra capital.
jul 23, 2025, 8:43 pm • 2 0 • view