Property tax notices and provincial funding tensions
The piece covers how property tax notices prompt questions from homeowners and businesses while provincial federal transfer imbalances provoke debate. It notes BC forest minister remarks about municipalities profiting from forest industry taxes and a UBCM meeting attended by CAO Mike Redfearn and the speaker, with limited outcomes.
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BC Minster of Forests
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Union of BC Municipalities
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Mike Redfearn
Fiscal imbalance topics dominate FCM talks in Montreal
At the Federal Municipal Conference in Montreal taxation and intergovernmental cooperation were debated. Mayor Evan Saugstad notes Canada’s revenue split 50 42 8 among federal provincial and municipal levels and warns municipalities face funding gaps while the federal and provincial tax takes rise. He urges continued action to rebalance taxation and funding.
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Federal Municipal Conference
FCM
Montreal
Feds
Canada
Chetwynd
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