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(iv) EXAMPLES OF THE EFFECT THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN PERSONAL ALLOWANCE,

REDUCTION IN THE STANDARD PATE AND REVISION OF THE MARGINAL TAX RATES

WILL HAVE ON SALARIES TAX AT VARIOUS INCOME LEVELS

Single person

Proposed tax payable (Exemption level: $36,000)

Present tax payable (Exemption level: $34,000)

Amual income

Effective

Effective

Tax saving

Amount

rate

Amount

rate

(A)

(B)

(A) - (B)

($)

($)

(%)

($)

(%)

($)

(%)

35,000

55

0.2

55

36,000

110

0.3

110

100.0 100.0

38,000

220

0.6

66

0.2

154

70.0

48,000

1,040

2.2

492

1.0

548

52.7

60,000

2,790

4.7

1,476

2.5

1,314

47.1

72,000

4,860

6.8

2,952

4.1

1,908

39.3

84,000

7,500

8.9

5,004

6.0

2,496

33.3

96,000

10,250

10.7

7,560

7.9

2,690

26.2

105,000

12,500

11.9

9,875

9.4

2,625

21.0

Remarks

Appendix F(3)(cont'd)

This group receives full benefit from the increase in personal allowance.

This group receives partial benefit from the increase in personal allowance but the full benefit of the revision to the marginal tax

rates.

106,000

12,750

12.0

10,150

9.6

2,600

20.4

120,000

16,250

13.5

13,650

11.4

2,600

16.0

132,000

19,250

14.6

:

16,650

12.6

2,600

13.5

144,000

22,250

15.5

19,650

13.6

2,600

11.7

(161,765)

26,691

16.5

This group receives no benefit from the increase in personal allowance but the full benefit of the revision to the marginal tax

24,091

14.9

2,600

9.7

rates.

168,000

27,720

16.5

25,650

15.3

2,070

7.5

(172,105)

28,397

16.5

26,676

15.5

$1,721

6.1

Standard rate taxpayers.

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