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Lower incomes exempt from health-care levy _" ]5 r. k. n8 X
9 W; l( I# ?0 [. ^However, the government is taking measures to reduce the effects on lower income earners. Unlike the old health premiums that were killed in 2008, the new health-care contribution levy will be assessed according to income.
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People who make under $50,000 a year in taxable income will be exempt.3 p# }8 q& U/ I) ~7 T' _
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For example, someone earning between $50,000 to $70,000 will pay a maximum of $200 a year. The amount will be capped at $1,000 a year for those earning over $130,000 a year. The payments will be deducted from people’s paycheques and will not be paid by employers.$ k5 m- B7 D* c9 v- s# K
% T! V; J4 O7 t8 z) F& s+ M$ eBy 2016-17, the first year the levy will be in place for the entire year, government will take in $530 million. H0 D* \" {9 {, L, _3 k
! c6 L+ O! R% H- E) kThe government is also introducing the new Alberta working family supplement, which will assist families that earn between $2,760 and $41,220 a year. A working family with one child will be eligible for a maximum credit of $1,100. The supplement will be paid in addition to the Alberta family employment tax credit, which has increased. |
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发表于 2015-3-26 14:14
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