Table 4: Average Income and Tax for Three Different Types of Family,
1999 preliminary estimates

1. Families and unattached individuals

 

NF

PE

NS

NB

QC

ON

MB

SK

AB

BC

CDA

Average Cash Income

41,838

38,766

42,828

44,709

43,879

56,464

49,394

44,608

55,094

47,059

50,489

Total Tax

17,288

15,421

18,600

19,165

21,570

26,989

22,904

20,482

24,637

22,734

23,945

Tax Rate

41.3%

39.8%

43.4%

42.9%

49.2%

47.8%

46.4%

45.9%

44.7%

48.3%

47.4%

Tax Rate (excluding Natural Resources)

41.1%

39.8%

43.4%

42.7%

49.0%

47.7%

46.3%

44.5%

42.9%

47.1%

47.0%


2. Families with two or more individuals

 

NF

PE

NS

NB

QC

ON

MB

SK

AB

BC

CDA

Average Cash Income

47,789

48,192

52,921

53,820

54,454

68,411

61,474

56,185

68,048

60,416

61,825

Total Tax

19,190

20,999

24,308

23,684

28,743

33,544

29,760

27,416

31,152

29,917

30,585

Tax Rate

40.2%

43.6%

45.9%

44.0%

52.8%

49.0%

48.4%

48.8%

45.8%

49.5%

49.5%

Tax Rate (excluding Natural Resources)

40.0%

43.6%

45.9%

43.8%

52.7%

49.0%

48.3%

47.3%

43.9%

48.3%

49.1%


3. Families of four (parents and two children under 18)

 

NF

PE

NS

NB

QC

ON

MB

SK

AB

BC

CDA

Average Cash Income

51,982

51,825

62,598

56,022

59,758

77,499

62,715

61,482

81,077

70,091

70,454

Total Tax

21,282

22,629

30,175

25,581

31,834

37,552

29,363

28,386

36,708

33,810

34,693

Tax Rate

40.9%

43.7%

48.2%

45.7%

53.3%

48.5%

46.8%

46.2%

45.3%

48.2%

49.2%

Tax Rate (excluding Natural Resources)

40.7%

43.6%

48.2%

45.4%

53.1%

48.4%

46.7%

44.5%

43.3%

46.9%

48.7%

Source: The Fraser Institute, 1999.