Raise Employer Health Tax payroll exemption and index to inflation

Status

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Policy areas

Jurisdiction

British Columbia

Made

Oct 1, 2026

Campaign

2026 British Columbia Provincial Election platform

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Raise the Employer Health Tax exemption indexed to inflation.

Increase the payroll threshold at which employers begin paying the EHT and indexes the cutoff annually to CPI inflation.

Ready to DELIVER - Lorne Doerkson's Plan for a STRONGER BC / 2026 (Page 27) (opens in a new tab) Source

Page 27 (Main Street and small business will have a voice again): Raise the Employer Health Tax exemption indexed to inflation.