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May 3, 2002
How much will you save
in taxes?
More spending money
for Nunavut wage earners
JIM
BELL
Most Nunavut wage-earners
will keep more of the money they earn this year, thanks to the Nunavut governments
tax relief measures.
Nunavut taxpapers will
save three ways:
lower personal income
tax rates;
higher personal
tax credits;
a higher maximum
cost of living tax credit, raised from $645 to $750 a year.
Here are the Finance departments
estimates of how these measures will benefit Nunavut wage-earners:
Taxpayers with a spouse,
commonlaw, or eligible dependent
If you earn $20,000
a year, you will save $687.67
If you earn $40,000
a year, you will save $1,314.24
If you earn $60,000
a year, you will save $1,772.27
If you earn $80,000
a year, you will save $2,312.27
Single taxpayers
If you earn $20,000
a year, you will save $406.46
If you earn $40,000
a year, you will save $1,095.95
If you earn $60,000
a year, you will save $1,595.95
If you earn $80,000
a year, you will save $2,108.97
The income figures given
above all assume that the taxpayer is eligible to claim the northern residents
deduction for 365 days.
Source: The Nunavut governments
department of finance.
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