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Lower incomes exempt from health-care levy( L1 I/ X7 T( i c, g# H) L4 T
0 Q/ U8 U7 @( u6 u: gHowever, 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. Y8 U x8 C; t/ A7 s# Y
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People who make under $50,000 a year in taxable income will be exempt.
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# h& s) |7 T. V6 b, `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 $130,000 a year. The payments will be deducted from people’s paycheques and will not be paid by employers.4 G* Q+ G; E3 s
' t$ S" @% O: C% @By 2016-17, the first year the levy will be in place for the entire year, government will take in $530 million.
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: G$ r. C- D1 z5 x1 \/ }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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