Surrey Property Tax

• Surrey councillors criticize 7% property tax hike for 2024

  The hike will amount to an extra $177 for the average single-family household. But opposition councillors say the increase is actually higher.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2024
  
• Surrey council votes to approve 12.5% property tax hike

  The document before council Monday is a revised version of its 2023 budget, which had initially proposed a whopping 17.5 per cent hike.

  Politics

  Apr 3, 2023
  
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• Surrey city council to discuss proposed tax hike Monday

  Provincial funding of nearly $90 million will cut the tax hike down to 12.5 per cent, which would reduce the tax increase for the average Surrey homeowner from $460 down to $280.

  Politics

  Apr 2, 2023
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• Surrey, B.C. to hold public meeting on potential 17.5% property tax hike

  “I was floored. I see all these new buildings around me and I thought the city should be floating in money,” a Surrey resident said.

  Politics

  Mar 5, 2023
• Proposed double-digit property tax hike in Surrey draws ire

  Residents in Surrey are reacting to the news of a possible double-digit property tax hike this year, with a large portion of it being blamed on covering the policing transition.

  Politics

  Feb 19, 2023
• Surrey taxpayers face large property tax increase if police transition continues, mayor says

  Surrey mayor Brenda Locke told Global News she believes property taxes will increase on average $1,200 per household if the city transitions to the Surrey Police Service.

  Politics

  Jan 6, 2023
• Public still hasn’t seen Surrey’s 2022 budget, but mayor pledges to keep tax hike under 3%

  There is grumbling in Surrey over a delay in releasing the city's draft budget, but the mayor says it's on the way and will include a property tax hike of under three per cent.

  News

  Dec 9, 2021
• Unrest grows among B.C. businesses over rising commercial property taxes

  Business groups say they're being hit by the perfect storm, including the end of a COVID-19 property tax subsidy, increasing property tax rates and soaring land values.

  Economy

  Jun 23, 2021
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• City of Surrey losing $4 million per month during COVID-19 crisis

  Mayor Doug McCallum said the city's finances would be worse if staff hadn't taken action as early as it did.

  Politics

  Apr 15, 2020