Effect of the increase in allowances and the revision
of the marginal tax bands and rates

Single person, with one dependent parent / grandparent living
with the taxpayer and one disabled dependent brother / sister

 


    Present tax payable
(Exemption level: $187,000)
Proposed tax payable
(Exemption level: $258,000)
     
  Annual income Amount Effective rate Amount Effective rate Tax Saving Remarks
    (A)   (B)   (A) - (B)  


 
 
 
($)
 
 
($)
 
 
(%)
 
 
($)
 
 
(%)
 
 
($)
 
 
(%)
 
 
All taxpayers earning less than $2,718,000 will benefit from the concessions.
  216,000 580 0.3 - - 580; 100.0 Taxpayers with incomes not exceeding $258,000 will not be required to pay tax as a result of the increases in the basic, the dependent parent /grandparent, the additional dependent parent / grandparent, the disabled dependant and the dependent brother / sister allowances.
(1) 224,000 1,160 0.5 - - 1160 100.0
 
 
 
 
 
240,000
 
 
 
 
2,440
 
 
 
 
1.0
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
2,440
 
 
 
 
100.0
 
 
 
 
  264,000 5,380 2.0 120 <0.1 5,260 97.8  
  288,000 9,400 3.3 600 0.2 8,800 93.6  
  312,000 14,200 4.6 2,030 0.7 12,170 85.7  
  336,000 19,000 5.7 4,110 1.2 14,890 78.4  
(2) 360,000 23,800 6.6 6,990 1.9 16,810 70.6  
  384,000 28,600 7.4 10,920 2.8 17,680 61.8  
  408,000 33,400 8.2 15,000 3.7 18,400 55.1  
  432,000 38,200 8.8 19,080 4.4 19,120 50.1  
  456,000 43,000 9.4 23,160 5.1 19,840 46.1  
  480,000 47,800 10.0 27,240 5.7 20,560 43.0 Taxpayers earning more than $258,000 but less than $2,718,000 will have reduced tax liabilities as a result of the increases in the basic, the dependent parent / grandparent, the additional dependent parent / grandparent, the disabled dependant brother / sister allowances and the revision of the marginal tax bands and rates.
  504,000 52,600 10.4 31,320 6.2 21,280 40.5
  552,000 62,200 11.3 39,480 7.2 22,720 36.5
  600,000 71,800 12.0 47,640 7.9 24,160 33.6
  648,000 81,400 12.6 55,800 8.6 25,600 31.4
  696,000 91,000 13.1 63,960 9.2 27,040 29.7
  744,000 100,600 13.5 72,120 9.7 28,480 28.3
  792,000 110,200 13.9 80,280 10.1 29,920 27.2
  840,000 119,800 14.3 88,440 10.5 31,360 26.2  
  888,000 129,400 14.6 96,600 10.9 32,800 25.3  
  936,000 139,000 14.9 104,760 11.2 34,240 24.6  
(3) 964,000 144,600 15.0 109,520 11.4 35,080 24.3  
  984,000 147,600 15.0 112,920 11.5 34,680 23.5  
(4) 2,718,000 407,700 15.0 407,700 15.0 - - Taxpayers earning $2,718,000 or more will pay tax at the standard rate.
  2,736,000 410,400 15.0 410,400 15.0 - -


    (1) Median income household
    (2) Sandwich class household with annual income of $360,000.
    (3) Income level at which salaries taxpayers enter the standard rate zone at present.
    (4) Income level at which salaries taxpayers enter the standard rate zone after the 1998-99 Budget.


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