Small tax decrease for United Counties homeowners

Small tax decrease for United Counties homeowners February 17, 2021 Reading time: 1 min 30 s By Nick Seebruch CORNWALL, Ontario – The United Counties of SD&G Council passed a small decrease to the 2021 draft budget from the previous year. At their budget meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 17, Council approved a draft tax rate decrease of 0.74 per cent from the previous year. The 2021 United Counties draft budget is approximately $57 million. The average home in the United Counties is valued at $221,633, will be paying $1,281.63 in taxes this year, a 0.22 per cent decrease, or a savings of $2.77. Despite the tax decrease, the United Counties’ budget is actually $2.2 million bigger this year than it was in 2020. Of that $2.2 million increase, $1.2 million is due to COVID-19 related costs, which are offset through funding provided by the provincial government.