What Has Happened to Quebecers’ Marginal Effective Tax Rates?

Alexandre Laurin and Finn Poschmann
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Alexandre Laurin: C.D. Howe Institute
Finn Poschmann: C.D. Howe Institute

No 115, e-briefs from C.D. Howe Institute

Abstract: More than a decade after Quebec and the federal government implemented significant personal income tax rate reductions, what has happened to Quebecers’ take-home pay? This paper answers the question by looking at marginal effective tax rates (METRs) on personal income, which measure the impact of federal and provincial income taxes combined with the impact of reductions and clawbacks of income-tested tax credits and benefits. Income-tested credits and benefits mostly target financial support to low-to-middle income families with children and to low-income seniors. However, clawbacks and rate reductions apply to those credits and benefits as incomes rise above set thresholds, raising METRs for those income groups and family types. Overall, METRs are lower than a decade ago, but for many low-to-middle income Quebec families with children, they are higher. The province’s residents generally face the highest tax rates in the country, with an average METR in 2011 exceeding the national average by four percentage points.

Keywords: Fiscal and Tax Competitiveness; Province of Quebec; marginal effective tax rates (METRs) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E52 E61 E64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 8 pages
Date: 2011-05
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Published on the C.D. Howe Institute website, May 2011

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