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Mar. 29, 2006. 01:00 AM
LES WHITTINGTON
OTTAWA BUREAU
OTTAWA—Most of the benefits from the Conservatives' planned tax changes will go to a very few rich Canadians, while the vast majority of earners will receive only minor breaks, according to a new study.
Almost half of Canadian families (48.6 per cent) earn less than $40,000, yet they will receive only 20 per cent of the benefits from the Conservative tax cuts — or an average of just over $163 a year, according to analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, an Ottawa-based left-wing think-tank.
In contrast, the small portion of families (5.4 per cent) earning more than $150,000 a year will receive nearly 28 per cent of the benefits from the tax package, according to the study, entitled "Standing Up For Which Families?"
The analysis, being released today, says that the tax reductions promised by Prime Minister Stephen Harper were packaged as something to help "working families" but will provide much greater assistance for high-income families.
Looking at the Tory pledge to cut the GST by one percentage point, the study's authors say average families earning less than $40,000 will benefit by less than $129 a year while families with incomes above $150,000, who tend to spend more on retail goods, will receive an average of over $900.
The Conservatives' proposed capital gains tax revision will provide more benefits to the rich, who earn much more investment income than do average Canadians. The 5 per cent of wealthy families stand to receive an average of $660 from this tax reduction, while those in the lower income brackets will receive less than $6.
(However, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has cast doubt on whether the Conservative government will proceed with the capital gains tax cut in his first budget to be delivered within the next month or so).
The study also says that the Conservatives' plan to continue with the Liberals' changes in the tax treatment of income trusts will also be of much more benefit, proportionately, to well-off families than to those of modest income.
The analysis was conducted by Sheila Block, policy director for the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, and Ellen Russell, a senior research economist at the Centre for Policy Alternatives.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
Mar. 29, 2006. 01:00 AM
LES WHITTINGTON
OTTAWA BUREAU
OTTAWA—Most of the benefits from the Conservatives' planned tax changes will go to a very few rich Canadians, while the vast majority of earners will receive only minor breaks, according to a new study.
Almost half of Canadian families (48.6 per cent) earn less than $40,000, yet they will receive only 20 per cent of the benefits from the Conservative tax cuts — or an average of just over $163 a year, according to analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, an Ottawa-based left-wing think-tank.
In contrast, the small portion of families (5.4 per cent) earning more than $150,000 a year will receive nearly 28 per cent of the benefits from the tax package, according to the study, entitled "Standing Up For Which Families?"
The analysis, being released today, says that the tax reductions promised by Prime Minister Stephen Harper were packaged as something to help "working families" but will provide much greater assistance for high-income families.
Looking at the Tory pledge to cut the GST by one percentage point, the study's authors say average families earning less than $40,000 will benefit by less than $129 a year while families with incomes above $150,000, who tend to spend more on retail goods, will receive an average of over $900.
The Conservatives' proposed capital gains tax revision will provide more benefits to the rich, who earn much more investment income than do average Canadians. The 5 per cent of wealthy families stand to receive an average of $660 from this tax reduction, while those in the lower income brackets will receive less than $6.
(However, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has cast doubt on whether the Conservative government will proceed with the capital gains tax cut in his first budget to be delivered within the next month or so).
The study also says that the Conservatives' plan to continue with the Liberals' changes in the tax treatment of income trusts will also be of much more benefit, proportionately, to well-off families than to those of modest income.
The analysis was conducted by Sheila Block, policy director for the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, and Ellen Russell, a senior research economist at the Centre for Policy Alternatives.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net