 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Lower incomes exempt from health-care levy, {( P# Z8 ?$ D
f# u8 J2 `, c' ?$ f% WHowever, 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.
3 P% g2 S4 _) N, w# H/ Y
! U! W- L2 d; h/ bPeople who make under $50,000 a year in taxable income will be exempt.
1 Z6 v! L2 y6 _
8 c( J% f: ?* g7 j4 \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 $130,000 a year. The payments will be deducted from people’s paycheques and will not be paid by employers.( X' V4 d$ a2 ?9 v0 ?4 R6 b
0 M! g5 L7 C# v: W1 P4 M ^By 2016-17, the first year the levy will be in place for the entire year, government will take in $530 million.
/ j6 P0 y. _- p+ Q+ q2 }/ w1 N1 X! T' ]8 N: |/ @0 T
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. |
|