Taxing times for Canadian families
Believe it or not, families are spending more on taxes than they are on the basic necessities of life.
According to a new report by the Fraser Institute, 42.7 per cent of an average Canadian family's income went towards taxes while just 36.9 per cent was spent on food, clothing and shelter in 2012.
And we wonder where our money goes.
"In fact, the tax bill for the average family has grown a whopping 1,787 per cent since 1961."
It's no wonder Canadians have the feeling they are being taxed to death when more money is going to the government than into their own pockets.
The report states that the growth in taxes has outpaced increases in the cost of shelter (1,290 per cent); clothing (607 per cent); and food (578 per cent); as well as the Consumer Price Index (675 per cent).
And even though the average family income has grown over the past 50 years, the average tax bill has grown even more.
For instance, the report states that in 2012 the average household income was $74,113, with $31,615 of our hard-earned money going to taxes. That represents 42.7 per cent of the total income.
In 1961, the average family income was $5,000 while taxes were $1,675, or 33.5 per cent of the total income.
It definitely is taxing times for today's families.
By Donna Donaldson, MSN Money
Do you feel Canadians are being taxed to the max?
Posted by: don | Apr 24, 2021 9:59:04 PM
yes....and no. Depends on who you are I guess. I recently read 40% of Canadians pay no tax.