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Lower incomes exempt from health-care levy: k" X- `, N( l" t! r& a) L1 [
: S2 y* ?2 j) t# d* k$ C0 u( P, n- _# bHowever, 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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) H1 ~& |0 O8 ^% l* P1 z, lPeople who make under $50,000 a year in taxable income will be exempt.
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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.
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0 [) E+ z) g) ~0 n% y+ rThe 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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