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Lower incomes exempt from health-care levy6 }7 N% m+ J2 ~) s0 {
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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.4 [6 Z, W1 r) G8 g2 I# |
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People who make under $50,000 a year in taxable income will be exempt.
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2 Y7 k+ o9 a7 Z" w1 J3 e8 {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 $130,000 a year. The payments will be deducted from people’s paycheques and will not be paid by employers.8 H& c9 z u6 g
3 x% [& [$ [" h; j3 S: H8 TBy 2016-17, the first year the levy will be in place for the entire year, government will take in $530 million." o* F' i& z) q4 V; v8 C5 u% D
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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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