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Specifically, it provides detailed information on This report, The National Child Benefit Progress the contributions of the Government of Canada Report: 2004, is the sixth in a series of progress through the Canada Child Tax Benefit and reports provided by Ministers since the joint the NCB Supplement component, along with NCB initiative was launched in 1998. [...] The Government of Canada's Since the introduction of the NCB initiative, Contribution to the a number of approaches to adjusting social assistance and child benefits have evolved. [...] CCTB benefit structure, all families in receipt of the NCB Supplement receive the maximum As its initial contribution to the NCB initiative, level of the base benefit of the CCTB. [...] Families the Government of Canada committed to with net incomes above $22,615 but below $850 million for the NCB Supplement, in $35,000 continue to receive the maximum level addition to the $5.1 billion per year that had of the base benefit of the CCTB, but the level been provided under the former Child Tax of NCB Supplement to which they are entitled Benefit. [...] These increases will bring the projected in 2005-2006, compared to $2.6 billion in benefits to $3,243 for the first child, $3,016 for 1995-1996.6 the second child, and $3,020 for each additional child by July 2007.5 5 To target the increase in the NCB Supplement to lower-income families, the income threshold at which the NCB Supplement begins to be phased out was adjusted, keeping the reduction ra.