Advisory committee says disability tax credit should be refundable

Advisory committee says disability tax credit should be refundable

© Songquan Deng / 123RF Stock Photo The federal government should make the disability tax credit (DTC) refundable as a “first step” in addressing poverty among persons with disabilities, suggests Canada’s disability advisory committee (DAC) in a report.

The government should also consider providing a basic income for persons with disabilities, said the report released Friday .

“Converting the DTC to a refundable credit would be an important first step, a foundation, in creating a basic income for Canadians with severe disabilities who face disproportionately high rates of poverty,” wrote the DAC in the first annual report since the committee was […]

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