Who Loses Most? The Impact of Taxes and Transfers on Retirement Incomes

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Page Title:Who Loses Most? The Impact of Taxes and Transfers on Retirement Incomes – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Who Loses Most? The Impact of Taxes and Transfers on Retirement Incomes
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/who-loses-most-impact-taxes-and-transfers-retirement-incomes/
Published Date:November 13, 2014
Accessed Date:February 18, 2025

Low income seniors face extremely heavy tax burdens across Canada, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Who Loses Most? The Impact of Taxes and Transfers on Retirement Incomes,” authors Finn Poschmann and Alexandre Laurin show that seniors can be hit hard by taxes and benefit clawbacks in retirement. 

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