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(1)__Twenty-five percent of that portion of the
benefit base that exceeds 4% but does not exceed 6%
of income;

 
(2)__Fifty percent of that portion of the benefit
base that exceeds 6% but does not exceed 8% of
income;

 
(3)__Seventy-five percent of that portion of the
benefit base that exceeds 8% but does not exceed 10%
of income; and

 
(4)__One hundred percent of that portion of the
benefit base that exceeds 10% of income.

 
C.__For a claimant with no dependents and income more than
$39,100 but no more than $49,100 and for claimants who are
couples or individuals with dependents and incomes more
than $60,100 but no more than $75,100, the benefit is the
amount equal to:

 
(1)__Twenty-five percent of that portion of the
benefit base that exceeds 6% but does not exceed 8%
of income;

 
(2)__Fifty percent of that portion of the benefit
base that exceeds 8% but does not exceed 10% of
income; and

 
(3)__Seventy-five percent of that portion of the
benefit base that exceeds 10% of income.

 
D.__For a claimant with no dependents and income more than
$49,100 but no more than $59,100 and for claimants who are
couples or individuals with dependents and incomes more
than $75,100 but no more than $90,100, the benefit is the
amount equal to:

 
(1)__Twenty-five percent of that portion of the
benefit base that exceeds 8% but does not exceed 10%
of income; and

 
(2)__Fifty percent of that portion of the benefit
base that exceeds 10% of income.

 
Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §6207, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 557, Pt. A,
§3 and affected by Pt. G, §1, is further amended to read:

 
2. Income eligibility. Single-member households with
household incomes in excess of $25,700 $59,100 and households


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