The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the Alberta government income tax hike was a "mistake" and should have never been implemented to begin with..On Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney announced Alberta will bring personal income taxes in line with inflation for the 2022 tax year..Read More: Kenney announces the government will reindex personal income taxes to inflation.The Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Franco Terrazzano, said "it was absolutely a mistake" when the hike was first implemented.."It's good to see the government correct its mistake and provide much needed relief," said Terrazzano. .Terrazzano said the provincial government is doing the right thing because "Alberta taxpayers kept the pressure on.".According to Terrazzano, Kenney should have never raised taxes but agreed he deserves credit for ending bracket creep now.."This is great news for taxpayers and will mean more money staying in Albertans' pockets, especially as inflation is sky-high," Terrazzano said.."When politicians impose bracket creep, they hope nobody notices. But, Albertans noticed and kept the pressure on the government to do the right thing and end the bracket creep tax hike."
