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New Brunswick 2013 Budget - March 28, 2013
See the New Brunswick Budget 2013 website for full details. The government hopes to return to a balanced budget in the 2015-16 budget year.
New Brunswick Personal Income Tax
Personal Income Tax
New Brunswick currently has four personal income tax brackets. The tax rates for these are being increased, returning to the rates that applied in 2006, effective July 1, 2013.
The Low-Income Tax Reduction (LITR) is currently phased out at a rate of 3% of income over the base amount.
| Tax rates | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 as per Budget* |
2013 effective rate* |
| Bracket 1 | 10.12% | 9.65% | 9.30% | 9.10% | 9.10% | 9.68% | 9.39% |
| Bracket 2 | 15.48% | 14.50% | 12.50% | 12.10% | 12.10% | 14.82% | 13.46% |
| Bracket 3 | 16.80% | 16.00% | 13.30% | 12.40% | 12.40% | 16.52% | 14.46% |
| Bracket 4 | 17.95% | 17.00% | 14.30% | 14.30% | 14.30% | 17.84% | 16.07% |
| * The personal
income tax rates are increased effective July 1, 2013. The
effective rate is the average of the rate for the first 6 months
of the year and the rate for the last 6 months of the year, and
will be the rate used when 2013 income tax returns are filed.
See the revised NB 2013 Tax Rate Tables |
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| Basic personal amount | $8,395 | $8,605 | $8,777 | $8,953 | $9,203 | $9,388 | $9,388 |
| Spousal amount | $7,129 | $7,307 | $7,453 | $7,602 | $7,815 | $7,971 | $7,971 |
| LITR Phase-Out | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
The following are the lower thresholds for each bracket:
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
| Bracket | over | over | over | over | over | over |
| 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2 | 34,836 | 35,707 | 36,421 | 37,150 | 38,190 | 38,954 |
| 3 | 69,673 | 71,415 | 72,843 | 74,300 | 76,380 | 77,908 |
| 4 | 113,273 | 116,105 | 118,427 | 120,796 | 124,178 | 126,662 |
Corporate Income Tax
The general corporate tax rate will be increased from 10% to 12% effective July 1, 2013.Tobacco Tax
Effective midnight on March 28, 2013, the tobacco tax rate on cigarettes will be increased by 2 cents per cigarette, or 50 cents per package of 25 cigarettes. The tax rate for loose tobacco and other tobacco products will be increased to 19 cents per gram, and the tax on cigars will be increased to 75% of the normal retail price.
Revised: March 20, 2024