Vancouver Property Tax Hike

• ‘Trade offs’ required to keep Vancouver property tax hike under 12%: city report

  Staff are recommending transferring up to $57 million from the city's reserves in order to hold the tax hike to 5 per cent or less.

  Economy

  Nov 1, 2020
  
• Vancouver passes budget with 7% property tax hike after divisive meeting

  The 2020 budget includes funding for 35 new police hires and 30 new firefighters.

  Dec 18, 2019
  
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• Vancouver councillors send budget with 8.2% tax hike back to the drawing board

  "We're hearing loud and clear that the increase is too high," said NPA Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung.

  Dec 10, 2019
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• Tax, fee hikes in Vancouver’s $1.6B proposed budget under the microscope

  A $1.6 billion draft budget, including a 9.3 per cent combined hike in taxes and fees, is under the microscope at Vancouver City Hall this week.

  Economy

  Dec 3, 2019
• City of Vancouver proposes 9.3% hike in fees, property tax for 2020

  The figure is included in the city's Draft 2020 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan, set to be considered on Dec. 3.

  Nov 25, 2019
• Vancouver property tax set to jump 5%, city points to Employer Health Tax

  The city says 1.7 per cent of the proposed hike is needed to offset rising costs linked to the new Employer Health Tax.

  Politics

  Dec 8, 2018
• City of Vancouver approves 2018 budget, with a last-minute property tax hike

  Staff had originally recommended a 3.9 per cent property tax hike. It was increased.

  Politics

  Dec 12, 2017