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Lower incomes exempt from health-care levy$ I5 a: V& N. R. ]2 s( j) s
# ^4 e( ]( _7 P* X: f% qHowever, 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.$ q: Q! w }$ l" c6 H* \
; \ ?( S X z+ N, \People who make under $50,000 a year in taxable income will be exempt./ b+ z& V# D7 G# Y% a" F
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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.
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By 2016-17, the first year the levy will be in place for the entire year, government will take in $530 million.$ `6 u: o1 w) ~, @; R' M- ?
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The 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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