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Researchers project that Oregon's top earners pay less in taxes than the lowest income group.

Nearly two-thirds of states (31 plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) have an Earned Income Tax Credit, an effective tool that boosts low-paid workers’ incomes and helps lower-income families achieve greater economic security. This year, 12 states expanded and improved EITCs.

This interactive tool helps you get a better sense of how the federal carbon tax is affecting your household finances if you live in one of the provinces where it applies.

Circuit breaker credits are the most effective tool available to promote property tax affordability. These policies prevent a property tax “overload” by crediting back property taxes that go beyond a certain share of income. Circuit breakers intervene to ensure that property taxes do not swallow up an unreasonable portion of qualifying households’ budgets.

News Analysis When the Parliamentary Budget Officer issued a report a few weeks ago saying the carbon tax is ...