Who Loses Most? The Impact of Taxes and Transfers on Retirement Incomes

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

No 189, e-briefs from C.D. Howe Institute

Abstract: Low income seniors face extremely heavy tax burdens across Canada, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Who Loses Most? The Impact of Taxes and Transfers on Retirement Incomes,” authors Finn Poschmann and Alexandre Laurin show that seniors can be hit hard by taxes and benefit clawbacks in retirement.

Keywords: Fiscal Policy and Tax Competitiveness; Retirement; Seniors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H21 H24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-11
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