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Still High: Marginal Effective Tax Rates on Low-Income Families

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Finn Poschmann (C.D. Howe Institute)
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Most federal and provincial government benefits for families with children are sharply income-tested. Reductions in these benefits, as family income rises, mean that low-income families face much higher effective tax rates than most others do, and deny such families the full benefit of the broad-based tax rate relief other Canadians have enjoyed in recent years.

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Volume (Year): (2008)
Issue (Month): 113 (February)
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Keywords: social policy; Marginal Effective Tax Rates; tax relief initiatives;

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  3. John Richards, 2007. "Reducing Poverty: What has Worked, and What Should Come Next," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 255, October. [Downloadable!]
  4. Charles Freedman & Clyde Goodlet, 2007. "Financial Stability: What It Is and Why It Matters," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 256, November. [Downloadable!]
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  7. Jack M. Mintz, 2007. "2007 Tax Competitiveness Report: A Call for Comprehensive Tax Reform," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 254, September. [Downloadable!]
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