{"id":393031,"date":"2022-01-12T17:01:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T14:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/quebec-to-impose-health-tax-on-unvaccinated-residents\/"},"modified":"2022-01-12T17:01:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T14:01:12","slug":"quebec-to-impose-health-tax-on-unvaccinated-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/quebec-to-impose-health-tax-on-unvaccinated-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"#Quebec to impose health tax on unvaccinated residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Quebec to impose health tax on unvaccinated residents<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Canadian province of Quebec has announced that it will impose a new \u201chealth contribution\u201d tax on people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are working on a health contribution for all the adults who are refusing to get vaccinated\u201d because they are a \u201cfinancial burden for all Quebecois,\u201d Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Tuesday, according to Agence France-Presse.<\/p>\n<p>Only about 10 percent of the residents in Canada\u2019s second-most populous province are unvaccinated, but they make up half of all people in intensive care, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Just over 85 percent of the residents had received at least one dose by Jan. 1, according to federal data cited by the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Legault said Tuesday that the amount that will be collected has not yet been decided, but noted that it will be \u201csignificant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think right now it\u2019s a question of fairness for the 90 percent of the population who made some sacrifices,\u201d Legault said. \u201cI think we owe them this kind of measure.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/quebec-vaccination-health-tax-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Child gets COVID vaccine\" class=\"wp-image-20804403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/quebec-vaccination-health-tax-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/quebec-vaccination-health-tax-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/quebec-vaccination-health-tax-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Only about 10 percent of the residents in Canada\u2019s second-most populous province are unvaccinated.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Christinne Muschi<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/AFP_9VY9LV.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"COVID vaccine\" class=\"wp-image-20804334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/AFP_9VY9LV.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/AFP_9VY9LV.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/AFP_9VY9LV.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/AFP_9VY9LV.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Quebec officials have announced that anyone who is unvaccinated against COVID-19 would face a \u201chealth tax.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ANDREJ IVANOV\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added: \u201cI feel this discontent with regard to the unvaccinated minority which, all things considered, clogs our hospitals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In total, 2,742 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized and about 255 are in intensive care in Quebec, which has about eight million residents, according to AFP.<\/p>\n<p>Legault said that people who have not gotten jabbed for medical reasons will be exempt from the tax.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/quebec-vaccination-health-tax-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Quebec\" class=\"wp-image-20804411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/quebec-vaccination-health-tax-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/quebec-vaccination-health-tax-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/quebec-vaccination-health-tax-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Quebec announced the return of certain restrictions, including a 10 p.m. curfew and a ban on private gatherings on December 30, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jacques Boissinot\/The Canadian Press via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/quebec-vaccination-health-tax-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Quebec residents\" class=\"wp-image-20804374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/quebec-vaccination-health-tax-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/quebec-vaccination-health-tax-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/quebec-vaccination-health-tax-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Prior to initiating the tax, Fran\u00e7ois Legault said anyone who has a medical exemption will not have to pay the fine.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Graham Hughes \/The Canadian Press via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Virus_Outbreak_Canada.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Residents in line for the vaccine\" class=\"wp-image-20804352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Virus_Outbreak_Canada.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Virus_Outbreak_Canada.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Virus_Outbreak_Canada.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Virus_Outbreak_Canada.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to Federal data, 85 percent of residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Chiasson\/The Canadian Press via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Dec. 30, Quebec announced the return of certain restrictions, including a 10 p.m. curfew and a ban on private gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Duhaime, the head of Quebec\u2019s Conservative opposition party, assailed the planned tax, saying it would only \u201cdivide\u201d Quebecois.<\/p>\n<p>Dominique Anglade, who heads Quebec\u2019s Liberal party, called the tax a \u201cdistraction,\u2019 though she is in favor of mandatory vaccinations.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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