Media Release For Immediate Release March 28, 2008 Fair Tax Coalition commends wisdom of TransLink Board (Vancouver, BC) The Vancouver Fair Tax Coalition commends TransLink s Board of Directors decision to collect only $9 million instead of $18 million in property taxes from business. This tax replaces the revenue formerly collected through the parking site [...]
March 25-31, 2008 Business in Vancouver Real estate roundup: Peter Mitham The eternal certainties Death and taxes may be the only certainties in this world, but the Vancouver Fair Tax Coalition is back to hoping one on the other – death on taxes, that is, not a tax on death. Recent coalition statements have been [...]
March 20, 2008 Georgia Straight By Matthew Burrows Raymond Louie burns Ken Bayne on business taxes Ken Bayne, the City’s director of financial planning and treasury, told council he will “accept the criticism” from Coun. Raymond Louie that his department has not pushed hard enough to address the fact that small businesses pay the same [...]
Media Release For Immediate Release March 18, 2008 Vancouver businesses maintain TransLink property taxes be paid by all who benefit No property class gets a free ride (Vancouver, BC) Vancouver businesses are expressing concern that TransLink s new board will download an $18 million transit levy solely on the backs of commercial taxpayers. Businesses will [...]
Kelly Sinoski, Vancouver Sun Published: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Property owners tell TransLink they’re tired of being taxed Transportation board holds public hearing to sound out public support for $18-million tax increase A hearing on TransLink’s plans to impose an $18-million tax increase on property owners drew about 50 people Monday night, filling only about [...]
National Post Monday, March 17, 2008 Page: FP4 Section: Financial Post Byline: Denise Deveau Source: Financial Post The price of a Canadian city address Art Works Gallery owner Deanna Geisheimer is conflicted. On the one hand, she’s always loved being a part of the downtown Vancouver business community. On the other, tax increases are turning [...]
MetroValley Newspaper Group Mon 17 Mar 2008 Page: 1 Section: Bc Local News – News Tax hike topic of TransLink hearing tonight TransLink holds a public hearing tonight on whether it should increase residential property taxes by seven per cent. The authority needs to raise $18 million to replace the defunct parking stall tax, which [...]
Tex Enemark, Special to the Sun Published: Thursday, March 13, 2008 A tax too far Municipalities pile the load on the business and industrial taxpayers. And nobody cares until the plant shuts down Every year, in early March, municipal councils go through the process of setting their budgets and then deciding how to pay for [...]
Mar, 13 2008 – 2:50 PM CKNW Tax Shift at City Hall VANCOUVER – Good news for small businesses, not so good for residents. Vancouver city council has voted to increase residential property tax by one percent per year for the next five years. Business property taxes will decrease by the same amount. It’s an [...]
Media Release For Immediate Release March 13, 2008 Vancouver businesses applaud city council Tax shift is necessary but more relief is needed (Vancouver, BC) Vancouver businesses applaud city council for recognizing the property tax share paid by businesses is unfair and unsustainable. Today at city hall, the mayor and NPA councillors voted to accept [...]
