Mrs. Louise Levonian at the Status of Women Committee

On March 11th, 2008. See this statement in context.

March 11th, 2008 / 10:45 a.m.

General Director, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister's Office, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance

I think it's $12,000, but let me just check....

Yes, the working income tax benefit begins to be phased in at $3,000. It's phased in at a rate of 20%. It plateaus, and then it phases out, for a single individual in 2007--because it's indexed, it grows every year--at $12,833.

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