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Ottawa Centre Families Begin Receiving Transition Payments McGuinty Government’s Tax Plan Will Strengthen Economy, Create Jobs Families in Ottawa Centre are receiving Ontario Sales Tax Transition Benefit (OSTTB) payments as part of Ontario’s tax plan.

The June cheques are the first of up to three payments that will provide eligible families with up to $1,000, and individuals with up to $300.

Over $4.2 billion in transition payments will be delivered in June 2010, December 2010, and June 2011. These transition payments are tax free and will help 6.6 million families and individuals.

Ontario is modernizing an out-dated, 50-year-old, tax system. It includes permanent income tax cuts for families and businesses, new permanent sales tax credits and the implementation of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).

The new tax plan will also benefit Ontarians by providing:

  • A permanent income tax cut on the first personal income tax bracket, which is benefiting 93 per cent of income tax payers as of January 1, 2010. 
  • Up to $260 a year for each eligible individual and family member from the new Ontario Sales Tax Credit, paid quarterly beginning in August. 
  • Up to $1,000 (or $1,125 for seniors) in 2010 from the Ontario Property and Sales Tax Credits after filing a 2009 tax return.
About 83 per cent of consumer spending will not see a change in tax as a result of the HST. Check out the link below for a detailed list of what is taxed and what is not.

This tax package is a key component of the five-year Open Ontario Plan, which supports job creation and enhances the programs and services, including education, health care and skills training, that Ontarians value.


What's Taxable?