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Lower incomes exempt from health-care levy: ~1 u' ~8 C6 P& p' j* O
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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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" E p0 c; m7 l6 l, A4 c" b4 APeople who make under $50,000 a year in taxable income will be exempt.8 [; J; P/ W1 N, m9 ~& b. h0 D
+ a v1 W% ?, V( [1 R! LFor 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.8 y8 u& T9 H0 T1 u3 f, u
4 f. e' Z" y) TBy 2016-17, the first year the levy will be in place for the entire year, government will take in $530 million.: Z4 d4 D! n3 r5 |- w5 d
0 ^- O! G ^! J9 tThe 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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