municipal finances
On the spending side, Toronto topped the region at $4,010 per person.
At 44.9 per cent, Burnaby’s heavy industry tax rates were more than 22 times higher than its residential tax rates.
The average annual growth rates in household income range from a high of 4.1 per cent for Timmins to a low of -0.1 per cent for Windsor.
Per capita municipal debt in Ontario ranged from a low of zero in Whitby to a high of $2,634 in York Region.
One of the justifications for the rising rates is to promote environmental responsibility and water conservation.
Once again, Calgary city council has raised property taxes beyond the rate of inflation. No surprise. Over the past seven years, only once, in 2007, has council approved a tax increase below Calgary’s inflation rate.