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Lower incomes exempt from health-care levy
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( C8 p& ? I+ H1 S4 M2 t) lHowever, 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.+ S1 s" w# B4 _; I# }, r% o: A6 Z
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People 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.6 c+ b! T% p7 L2 P' s2 x
( k, R2 C. B: F! a" ~6 ABy 2016-17, the first year the levy will be in place for the entire year, government will take in $530 million.( S! M- L# G2 |8 [9 x0 Q
& u9 O0 V% y c& e) e1 s( L- m8 HThe 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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