Salaries for municipal government staff in Toronto were an estimated 11.2 per cent higher than private-sector rates.
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The federal government raised the top income tax rate from 29 per cent to 33 per cent.
Most governments across Canada have recognized that it’s unfair to collect additional tax revenue on salary adjustments.
The province's top combined personal income tax rate is 53.5 per cent, the third-highest rate among all provinces and U.S. states.
The government permanently increased the tax rate for banks and life insurance companies to 16.5 per cent on profits over $100 million.
The NDP wants to raise the top federal personal income tax rate to 35 per cent.
The top 20 per cent pays nearly two-thirds of all federal and provincial income taxes.
Kenney could have proposed pairing his 8 per cent corporate tax with an 8 per cent single-rate personal income tax.
In this year’s budget, the Wynne government forecasts a nearly 5 per cent increase in program spending.
Ottawa has exacerbated the tax-rate gap between small businesses and employees.