Opinion: There's an alternative to sky-high municipal property taxes. It's a municipal sales tax
It might sound radical, but a 16.5-per-cent property tax increase, which Toronto residents are potentially facing, is also pretty extreme
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It might sound radical, but a 16.5-per-cent property tax increase, which Toronto residents are potentially facing, is also pretty extreme
While socking residents with a 16.5% tax hike, the proposed city budget would give Chow a big raise.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is taking on the feds with a promise of a massive tax hike for city residents unless Ottawa pays up.
Several major cities have approved or proposed major property tax hikes this year as municipalities struggle with inflation, high interest rates, crumbling infrastructure and soaring demand for services.