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Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek explains property tax hike (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 11 months ago by swordgeek@lemmy.ca to c/calgary@lemmy.ca

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Calgary mayor explains why homeowners are facing a 7.8% increase.

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[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In the interests of trying to stay neutral, the title and subject are basically taken from the article.

However, Gondek only explains why we need a tax hike. She does NOT explain why it was pushed onto homeowners, while corporations got a break.

[–] investorsexchange@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

She has explained elsewhere that in Calgary, businesses have historically paid a greater proportion of the tax than homeowners compared to almost all other Canadian cities. Council is looking to rebalance the share between businesses and homeowners gradually over the coming years.