Share this Story: Alberta government may consider bringing back flat tax system, Kenney saysAlberta government may consider bringing back flat tax system, Kenney says 'I think it was responsible for a huge amount of tax shifting to Alberta as people moved here to benefit from by far the most marginal income tax rates in the country' Photo by David Bloom/Postmedia/FileArticle content Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the provincial government might consider returning to a flat tax system, which would see every Albertan, regardless of income, paying the same rate of provincial tax. Try refreshing your browser, or Alberta government may consider bringing back flat tax system, Kenney says Back to video “We used to have a single-rate personal income tax system here … and I think it was responsible for a huge amount of tax shifting to Alberta as people moved here to benefit from by far the most marginal income tax rates in the country,” said Kenney. Alberta had a flat tax system between 2001 and 2015. They kept the promised progressive income tax system, which remains in effect now. The effects of a return to a flat tax rate, Tedds said, would be complicated to disentangle, because there are so many other factors.

Source: National Post December 18, 2021 08:43 UTC