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|  |  | Present tax payable (Exemption level: $154,000)
 | Proposed tax payable (Exemption level: $168,000)
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|  | Annual income | Amount | Effective rate | Amount | Effective rate | Tax Saving | Remarks |   
|  |  | (A) |  | (B) |  | (A) - (B) |  |   
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 | All taxpayers earning less than $1,953,000 will benefit from the concessions. |   
| 
 
 
 
 
 
 | 168,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 | 280 
 
 
 
 
 
 | 0.2 
 
 
 
 
 
 | - 
 
 
 
 
 
 | - 
 
 
 
 
 
 | 280 
 
 
 
 
 
 | 100.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 | Taxpayers with incomes not exceeding $168,000 will  
not be required to pay tax as a result of the increases in the basic and  
the dependent parent /grandparent allowances. |   
|  | 180,000 | 520 | 0.3 | 240 | 0.1 | 280 | 53.8 |  |   
|  | 192,000 | 1,240 | 0.6 | 480 | 0.3 | 760 | 61.3 |  |   
|  | 204,000 | 2,200 | 1.1 | 770 | 0.4 | 1,430 | 65.0 |  |   
|  | 216,000 | 3,280 | 1.5 | 1,610 | 0.7 | 1,670 | 50.9 |  |   
| (1) | 224,000 | 4,400 | 2.0 | 2,170 | 1.0 | 2,230 | 50.7 |  |   
|  | 240,000 | 6,640 | 2.8 | 3,390 | 1.4 | 3,250 | 48.9 |  |   
|  | 264,000 | 11,200 | 4.2 | 6,270 | 2.4 | 4,930 | 44.0 |  |   
|  | 288,000 | 16,000 | 5.6 | 9,900 | 3.4 | 6,100 | 38.1 |  |   
|  | 312,000 | 20,800 | 6.7 | 13,980 | 4.5 | 6,820 | 32.8 |  |   
|  | 336,000 | 25,600 | 7.6 | 18,060 | 5.4 | 7,540 | 29.5 |  |   
| (2) | 360,000 | 30,400 | 8.4 | 22,140 | 6.2 | 8,260 | 27.2 |  |   
|  | 384,000 | 35,200 | 9.2 | 26,220 | 6.8 | 8,980 | 25.5 | Taxpayers earning more than $168,000  
but less than $1,953,000 will have reduced tax liabilities as a result  
of the increases in the basic and the dependent parent / grandparent  
allowances and the revision of the marginal tax bands and rates. |   
|  | 408,000 | 40,000 | 9.8 | 30,300 | 7.4 | 9,700 | 24.3 |   
|  | 432,000 | 44,800 | 10.4 | 34,380 | 8.0 | 10,420 | 23.3 |   
|  | 456,000 | 49,600 | 10.9 | 38,460 | 8.4 | 11,140 | 22.5 |   
|  | 480,000 | 54,400 | 11.3 | 42,540 | 8.9 | 11,860 | 21.8 |   
|  | 504,000 | 59,200 | 11.7 | 46,620 | 9.3 | 12,580 | 21.3 |  |   
|  | 552,000 | 68,800 | 12.5 | 54,780 | 9.9 | 14,020 | 20.4 |  |   
|  | 600,000 | 78,400 | 13.1 | 62,940 | 10.5 | 15,460 | 19.7 |  |   
|  | 648,000 | 88,000 | 13.6 | 71,100 | 11.0 | 16,900 | 19.2 |  |   
|  | 696,000 | 97,600 | 14.0 | 79,260 | 11.4 | 18,340 | 18.8 |  |   
|  | 744,000 | 107,200 | 14.4 | 87,420 | 11.8 | 19,780 | 18.5 |  |   
|  | 792,000 | 116,800 | 14.7 | 95,580 | 12.1 | 21,220 | 18.2 |  |   
| (3) | 832,000 | 124,800 | 15.0 | 102,380 | 12.3 | 22,420 | 18.0 |  |   
|  | 840,000 | 126,000 | 15.0 | 103,740 | 12.4 | 22,260 | 17.7 |  |   
| (4) | 1,953,000 | 292,950 | 15.0 | 292,950 | 15.0 | - | - | Taxpayers earning $1,953,000 or more will pay tax at the standard rate. |   
|  | 1,968,000 | 295,200 | 15.0 | 295,200 | 15.0 | - | - |  |