Fraser Institute says average Canadian family spent $34,154 on taxes in 2015

The Fraser Institute calculates that the averageCanadian family paid $34,154 in taxes of all sort last year,including "hidden" business taxes that are passed along in theprice of goods and services purchased.

• Which part of Canada paid the most tax in 2015?

The Vancouver-based think-tank estimates that the average billfor income taxes collected by governments was $10,616 in 2015.

The second-biggest category was payroll and health taxes, at$7,160, followed by sales taxes at $4,973 and property taxes at$3,832.

The other categories include taxes on profits, liquor or tobacco,fuel, natural resources and import duties totalling $7,573.

The study's authors conclude that visible and hidden taxes wouldhave been equal to 42.4 per cent of the cash income for an averageCanadian family in 2015, estimated at $80,593.

By comparison, the study estimates the average Canadian familyspent $30,293 on housing, food and clothing last year about 37.6per cent of the family's total cash income.