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Albertans’ income tax bills are going up.

That’s despite Premier Jason Kenney’s promise not to raise taxes. It’s because of a sneaky backdoor tax grab known as bracket creep. And Kenney knows it’s wrong.

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Bracket creep happens when governments don’t move tax brackets in sync with inflation and taxpayers get bumped into a higher tax bracket even though what we can afford hasn’t increased. The Alberta government’s own bureaucrats project this will end up costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.

Leading up to his first provincial budget, Kenney promised Albertans that he would balance the books without raising taxes.

“It will be a credible path to bring our finances back to balance without raising taxes,” said Kenney. And nowhere in Kenney’s election platform is there any mention of income tax hikes. As opposition leader, Kenney rightfully railed against the New Democrats for hammering Albertans with their carbon tax without ever including it in the NDP platform. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.