Statistical Material and Charts
Last
revised:
January 2006
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Comparison of Income Tax Tables of Quebec
With Other Provinces
[1999]
How Much More Income Tax is Paid in Quebec Then in Other Provinces
By Income Levels
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Income Level |
Province |
$25,000 |
$50,000 |
$75,000 |
$100,000 |
Alberta |
$715 |
$3,307 |
$5,268 |
$7,001 |
British Columbia |
$429 |
$3,075 |
$4,276 |
$4,398 |
Prince Edward Island |
$149 |
$2,199 |
$2,983 |
$3,541 |
Manitoba |
$190 |
$1,881 |
$2,743 |
$3,422 |
New Brunswick |
$135 |
$1,821 |
$3,320 |
$4,251 |
Nova Scotia |
$205 |
$2,375 |
$3,713 |
$4,527 |
Ontario |
$760 |
$3,863 |
$5,317 |
$6,040 |
Saskatchewan |
- $63 |
$1,656 |
$2,195 |
$2,524 |
Newfoundland & Labrador |
- $117 |
$1,368 |
$1,609 |
$1,410 |
The table is based on the income tax owed by a single person aged less than 65.
Source: Claude Picher, "Portrait de l'enfer fiscal québécois", dans La Presse, March 13, 1999, p. F1.
Note on the table given above:
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At incomes below $25,000 and for wage earners that are at the head of a family (with dependants), the figures would be quite advantageous to Quebec. Indeed, close to 40% of Quebecers pay no income tax at all as the system is very generous for people on low income and for families.
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Taxes cannot be discussed in a vacuum. It is reasonable to ask the following question: What services do I get for my money? Not all provinces deliver the same services. The more services are offered by a province, the more taxes are likely to be high.
© 2006 Claude Bélanger, Marianopolis College
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