For taxpayers, the government’s power to cover any financial difficulties its projects may run into has a very real cost — the possibility of higher taxes or fewer or lower-quality public services. In ...

There are two main reasons-- a low cost of capital and high incentives for equity investors. So let's talk about that first point. Growth companies want to-- well, they want to grow.

The Costs Of Cheap Money • Asset Bubbles And Misallocated Capital: When money is nearly free, investors often chase yield in increasingly speculative assets.

After-tax weighted average cost of capital: The same calculation method as detailed earlier but with the cost of debt modified to reflect the company’s tax rate (since interest can be deducted).

Changing Edmonton's Capital Line LRT south plan unpopular but elevated station and crossing may cost $100M more Lauren Boothby Published May 03, 2023 • 2 minute read Join the conversation ...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will get $68.4 billion over the next five years as part of a state budget agreement — its largest ever capital plan — to prevent the subway, bus ...

Finally, B.C. Hydro’s Site C hydroelectric megaproject is evaluated on the basis of a cost of capital given by the low interest rates paid on the public capital raised for it by the B.C. government.