Sixty per cent of the bottom 20 per cent of taxpaying families with children now pay $233 more (on average) in federal income taxes.
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The average Canadian family spends nearly twice as much on taxes than on housing.
The top 20 per cent pays nearly two-thirds of all federal and provincial income taxes.
The government offset the benefits of the lower tax rate by eliminating tax credits.
More than 60 per cent of families in the bottom 20 per cent pay higher income taxes today because of the discontinued tax credits.
The government increased income taxes for more than 80 per cent of middle-income families.
This year's combined projected federal and provincial government deficits total $315.2 billion.
The top 10 per cent of earners earned 30.6 per cent of all income in Canada but paid 38.1 per cent of all taxes.
The federal government and three provinces—Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta—are expected to run budget deficits this year.