Improvements can be made to Ontario's Working Income Tax Benefit to help low-income earners
Source: Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity analysis based on data from Drummond and Manning (2005) From Welfare to Work in Ontario: Still the Road less Travelled, TD Economics Special Report, and John Stapleton, Open Policy Ontario
Note: Other Credits include the GST as well as the Sales and Property Tax Credits; Net Employment Earnings defined as gross earnings after EI and CPP deductions minus federal and provincial personal income taxes
Note: Other Credits include the GST as well as the Sales and Property Tax Credits; Net Employment Earnings defined as gross earnings after EI and CPP deductions minus federal and provincial personal income taxes
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Improvements can be made to Ontario's Working Income Tax Benefit to help low-income earners
Time for a "Made in Ontario" Working Income Tax Benefit | Page 8-9
A single earner is the recipient of several income support programs, including Ontario Works, the WITB as well as the GST and Sales and Property Tax Credits. As the single earner transitions from no-work to full-time work, their public benefits gradually decrease at each stage as their earnings rise.
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