School Tax

• End of pandemic property tax break ‘insensitive’ to small businesses, Vancouver restaurateur says

  Nguyet Dang says her East Vancouver bistro is facing a 45 per cent property tax hike this year, after a one-year school tax break implemented as COVID-19 relief last year expired.

  Economy

  Jun 17, 2021
  
• Quebec politicians back to work Tuesday under new CAQ government

  The 42nd legislature of Quebec's National Assembly will be the first with a CAQ government. Beginning Tuesday afternoon, the CAQ says it will start tackling its campaign promises.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2018
  
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• Bob Layton: Needing a better tax plan

  Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson is suggesting what he thinks is a better way of taxing us.

  Commentary

  Sep 14, 2018
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• In Oak Bay, realtors opposed to new housing taxes to hold town hall on Thursday

  A Victoria-area realtor says non-resident owners are "just packing it up and leaving,"

  Politics

  Jun 27, 2018
• Bogus numbers? Data scientist makes tool to clarify B.C. school tax debate

  Jens von Bergmann has created a new school tax calculator he says could help add perspective to the debate.

  Politics

  May 29, 2018
• Point Grey homeowners grill David Eby over school tax on $3M homes

  "Properties have gone up in value through no fault of our own and we're being victimized for it," said one protester.

  Politics

  May 27, 2018
• No tax revolt brewing, says Premier John Horgan

  "If you just took the gain you could have realized last year, you can pay the school tax for 200 years and still be ahead," said Horgan of the new school tax on homes worth more than $3M.

  Politics

  May 9, 2018
• Protesters gather in Vancouver to bash ‘predatory’ school tax on $3M homes

  "It's not just happening to people with $3 million homes, it's going to happen to all of the other ones as well. A tax grab is a tax grab," said one speaker.

  May 1, 2018
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• What will be in the 2018 Quebec budget?

  Next week, the Liberal government will present its last budget before the provincial election, but it's already made a number of financial promises. What else can we expect in Tuesday's budget?

  Economy

  Mar 23, 2018
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• West Vancouver mayor slams ‘scandalous’ school tax hike for expensive homes

  "It's completely unfair and unreasonable, and it has no relationship to your income or your ability to pay. It's a scandalous tax, there's just no other way to describe it."

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2018