Home Breadcrumb caret Industry News Breadcrumb caret Industry Conservatives promise tax cut for lowest income bracket Cut would be phased in beginning in 2021 By The Canadian Press | September 16, 2019 | Last updated on September 16, 2019 1 min read 123RF Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer continued making a pitch to voters via their pocketbooks Sunday with the promise of a new tax cut. Scheer says the cut would apply to the lowest income bracket, slicing the rate from 15% to 13.75%. The Conservatives say that could save a two-income couple earning an average salary over $850 a year. That’s in line with how much they say people’s taxes have increased under a Liberal government. The party says the tax cut will be phased in starting in 2021 and fully implemented by 2023. Scheer made the pledge in Surrey, B.C. — part of the volatile voting area that is B.C.’s Lower Mainland. The Canadian Press The Canadian Press is a national news agency headquartered in Toronto and founded in 1917. Save Stroke 1 Print Group 8 Share LI logo