property taxes

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Property taxes hurting businesses—and communities—in the GTHA

In the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, commercial property tax rates were 2.2 times higher (on average) than residential rates.


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After three years of squeezing demand, governments should target housing supply

The laws of supply and demand apply to housing, like any other good.


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Burnaby relies heavily on industrial property taxes

At 44.9 per cent, Burnaby’s heavy industry tax rates were more than 22 times higher than its residential tax rates.


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In a recent study, we tracked the total tax bill of the average Canadian family from 1961 to 2015.

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No one really thinks we should abolish all taxes. After all, how would governments fund important public services that form the foundation of our economy? Think of services like protecting property, building infrastructure, upholding the legal system, to name a few. The real debate is about the amount of taxes that governments extract from us given the services we get in return.