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Lower incomes exempt from health-care levy
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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.
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/ t, q2 x8 G4 ]* |' N; p) APeople who make under $50,000 a year in taxable income will be exempt.4 j" Q. U; c* M. t9 a
7 k3 c% z, Z$ s6 w$ X9 j3 G& aFor 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 $130,000 a year. The payments will be deducted from people’s paycheques and will not be paid by employers.: s0 L1 k$ @7 }* v% O9 ]
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By 2016-17, the first year the levy will be in place for the entire year, government will take in $530 million.$ d& x! {) k! _+ }0 k
+ ^$ t3 F& M6 TThe 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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