$400 million for consumers

The government is injecting $400 million in favour of consumers by implementing the following three measures:

• In December 2001, it will pay $250 million to 2.5 million people who receive the refundable Québec sales tax (QST) credit.
• It is proceeding with full indexation of the personal income tax system. The initial rate of indexation has been increased, which means an additional $77 million for Québec’s 3.1 million taxpayers.
• It is indexing social assistance benefits, which represents a transfer of $75 million for the benefit of people with low incomes.

For more information on these measures, please consult:
Measures concerning individuals

To find out more PDF documents Budget Speech Highlights   ACTION — The Government’s Action Plan and Economic Policy Section 1 - Responding to a Challenging Situation   Additional Information on the Budgetary Measures