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Higher taxes hit middle-income earners in Atlantic Canada

In all four Atlantic provinces, workers at the national average income level must earn more than $152 to boost their after-tax income by $100.


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Middle-income tax rates in P.E.I. higher than in other provinces

The provincial income tax bill in P.E.I. is twice as large as the bill for someone earning the same amount in B.C.


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High income tax rates take bite out of middle-income New Brunswickers

To boost their after-tax income by $100, workers at the national average income in New Brunswick must earn an additional $154.60 compared to only $139.30 in B.C.


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Middle-income earners in Nova Scotia face higher tax rates than other Canadians

At the national average income level, Nova Scotians face a provincial tax rate of 14.95 per cent on the next dollar they earn. 


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High tax rate hurts Ontario’s competitiveness

The province's top combined personal income tax rate stands at 53.53 per cent.


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Size of government—a pre-pandemic problem

Government spending represented 40.4 per cent of the country's economy in 2019, up from 37.4 per cent in 2007.


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Taxes remain largest expense for Canadian families

The average Canadian family spends nearly twice as much on taxes than on housing.