According to polling data, 80 per cent of Canadians don’t want average families to pay more than 40 per cent of their income in taxes.
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The federal carbon tax will rise to $80 per tonne this year.
The top 10 per cent earned 29.1 per cent of all income but paid 35.8 per cent of the total tax burden.
The average family in the province earning $112,418 will pay $49,623 in total taxes.
The average family in the province will pay more than 45 per cent of its income in taxes this year.
The average family in the province will pay more than 43 per cent of its income in taxes this year.
The average Nova Scotia family will pay more than 44 per cent of their income on taxes this year.
The total federal/provincial government debt is due to increase by $86 billion in 2022/23.
Sixty per cent of the bottom 20 per cent of taxpaying families with children now pay $233 more (on average) in federal income taxes.