Lower-Income Canadians Face Highest Marginal Effective Tax Rates: Report

Lower-Income Canadians Face Highest Marginal Effective Tax Rates: Report
The Canada Revenue Agency building is seen in Ottawa on April 6, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Jennifer Cowan
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Canadian families with modest incomes face the highest marginal effective tax rates, with those earning between $30,000 and $60,000 hit the hardest, according to a new report.
The marginal effective tax rate (METR) measures the personal income taxes paid both federally and provincially along with the reductions in government benefits resulting from extra income earned. 
Jennifer Cowan
Jennifer Cowan
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Jennifer Cowan is a writer and editor with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.