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Lower incomes exempt from health-care levy3 S N3 v3 t- E% D- ~' S7 e
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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.! v, P' P3 U9 V* E/ ^- J
$ R: H& y k+ K! ^, M9 H( EPeople who make under $50,000 a year in taxable income will be exempt. M! e/ Y3 J, g
5 H+ V9 j, E# G2 E- L! z" fFor 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.% P X" @ ^1 h6 D
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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.
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! s! y) F5 Z! dThe 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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