Council passes 2.5% property tax hike in Toronto

[diggler649]

[url]http://livenews.thestar.com/Event/Toronto_Budget_Council_votes[/url]

[flashy_mcflash]

Better than 7% like Missisauga is contemplating I guess. We still pay way less property tax than surrounding areas, so booyah? The question is what they're going to do with the extra funds - stave off cuts, pay down debt, etc.

[WontonTiger]

This is so long overdue. Toronto has escaped paying their fare share for years. They had some of the lowest property tax in Ontario.

[gman]

Expected. When Ford said it would be at most 2.5% back then, I knew it would be at least 2.5%.

[flashy_mcflash]

[QUOTE=gman;14115857]Expected. When Ford said it would be at most 2.5% back then, I knew it would be at least 2.5%.[/QUOTE]

To be fair, he's said every number between 2.5% and 35%.

[nightlite]

[QUOTE=WontonTiger;14115817]This is so long overdue. Toronto has escaped paying their fare share for years. They had some of the lowest property tax in Ontario.[/QUOTE]

+ 1
If people want to complain about high property taxes then they need to come over to Durham.

[gman]

[QUOTE=WontonTiger;14115817]This is so long overdue. Toronto has escaped paying their fare share for years. They had some of the lowest property tax in Ontario.[/QUOTE]

Lowest property tax rate does not mean the lowest absolute property tax in $.

[Hitman21]

[QUOTE=flashy_mcflash;14115896]To be fair, he's said every number between 2.5% and 35%.[/QUOTE]

He said 35% if there were no cuts to the service in order to keep things the way they are

[flashy_mcflash]

[QUOTE=Hitman21;14118657]He said 35% if there were no cuts to the service in order to keep things the way they are[/QUOTE]

Which was still a random number he pulled out of his ***** (like every number of his).

Ford Nation took a beating today. The Blobs' grip on Council is over, bros.

[Hitman21]

[QUOTE=flashy_mcflash;14118709]Which was still a random number he pulled out of his ***** (like every number of his).

Ford Nation took a beating today. The Blobs' grip on Council is over, bros.[/QUOTE]

So George Smitherman or any of the other guys would have done a better job than Ford?

[bobaroo]

[QUOTE=gman;14117971]Lowest property tax rate does not mean the lowest absolute property tax in $.[/QUOTE]

true. similar sized homes in toronto likely pay much more actual tax dollars than surrounding municipalities due to the lower mill rate being applied against much higher assessed property values.

[Asmegin]

The large City of Mississauga hike is only the city portion of the tax and doesn't include the regional and education portions. In total, it's approximately a 3% hike. Not as bad as it sounds...

[flashy_mcflash]

[QUOTE=Hitman21;14118873]So George Smitherman or any of the other guys would have done a better job than Ford?[/QUOTE]

I have dead pets that would have done a better job.

[Hitman21]

[QUOTE=flashy_mcflash;14118984]I have dead pets that would have done a better job.[/QUOTE]

You hate Rob Ford but you haven't suggested who would have done a better job

[mysticalinfluence]

[QUOTE=Hitman21;14118873]So George Smitherman or any of the other guys would have done a better job than Ford?[/QUOTE]

A monkey trainned to juggle apples would've done a better job then Ford. You'll notice out of all the cuts his salary wasn't one them. He's a typical Conversative screw the lower/middle class and make the rich, richer.