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2004 Ontario Budget

Ontario Health Premium

Starting July 1, 2004, the Ontario Health Premium will be deducted from employee pay and pension cheques through the income tax system.

The actual amount of the premium for the year would be determined when you file your annual income tax return.

Revenue from the premium would contribute $1.6 billion of the $2.2 billion in additional investments in the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care this year. By the fourth year of Ontario Government’s Plan for Change, the premium would raise $2.6 billion of the $4.8 billion in additional investments in health care.

Over the next four years the Ontario Government intends to invest in and reform the health care system by :

Shortening wait times;
Expanding primary and community-based care;
Increasing the number of doctors and nurses;
Delivering results in a more cost effective manner; and
Ensuring that the system has the resources it needs.

If you would like to find out how this premium would affect you, please feel free to view this chart from the Ministry of Finance.

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