Tax Hike Sitting at 4.1%

[oread]

Josh Pringle
Thursday, February 3, 2005

Entering the final two days of budget debate, Ottawa homeowners are facing a 4.1 per cent property tax increase.

Councillors have found about 3.3 million dollars in cuts and savings to help the bottom line.

Mayor Bob Chiarelli is still warning there is hundreds of millions of dollars to be examined and his tax target remains at 4.4 per cent or lower.

On Wednesday, Council added 887-thousand dollars to the 2005 budget with the hiring of 20 new paramedics. 18 paramedics will be hired in 2006.

Council also approved 280-thousand dollars for eight public health inspectors and 200-thousand dollars in funding for a Crime Prevention Centre.

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[sable93]

 

[keen_observer]

Ottawa home price has increased more than 50% since 1999. My understanding the property tax is calculated based on a percentage of the value of the home. Therefore, the home price has increased more than 50% for the last few years; certainly, the property tax has also increased more than 50% in the last few years. My question is Ottawa managed to provide the city services with less property tax income / houshold in the pas, but why need to ask for more money given the porperty tax income / houshold has significantly increased for the last few years. Anyone has ideas?

 

[duck]

too simple to answer!

Look, more and more people are working for the government departments, hospitals, univerisities and so on. Unfortunately, efficienecy is becoming lower and lower. Meanwhile, the imcome of the staff is increasing every year. Where to get money? Should I answer it?

 

[keen_observer]

This is a very interesting thought. I hope the money would not go into a black hole like this. But it is kind of true when I look at the daily routine of some government workers.

 

[oread]

Tax hike is currently sitting at just below 4.5%

 

[胡说之]

最初由 duck 发布
too simple to answer!

Look, more and more people are working for the government departments, hospitals, univerisities and so on. Unfortunately, efficienecy is becoming lower and lower. Meanwhile, the imcome of the staff is increasing every year. Where to get money? Should I answer it?

以目前就业市场来看，加拿大人的就业观跟中国人三十年前的想法差不多，什么都比不上进政府当国家干部。

 

[shusheng]

Thought the latest news is it down to 3.9%

 

[oread]

Yeah but they took 2 million dollars away from some sort of emergency fund to soften the hike, which could have negative long-term impact.

 

[笑傲江湖]

3.9% increase

最初由 shusheng 发布
Thought the latest news is it down to 3.9%

 

[Kent以东首帅哥]

Easy, just make less donation.

 

[Kent以东首帅哥]

I had droven over 10,000 kms less in 2004 than 2003.
The government got $500 less in gasoline taxes.