BC Liberals pressure NDP government to end the 'tax on air'
Posted on Oct 26, 2019 in News Article
Several businesses, municipalities and organizations have raised the alarm over skyrocketing property tax bills. As land v...
West Van approves 4.78% property tax hike
Posted on Oct 13, 2019 in News Article
West Vancouver’s 4.78 per cent tax hike will help save for a rainy day – but at least one councilor thinks they should be readying for a flood.
Council approved the utilities-included tax hike Monday over the objections of Couns. Marcus Wong and Sharon Thompson.
The budget’s approval followed an April 1 debate in which Wong suggested he felt: “a bit...
Hotel tax approved for Hope area accommodations
Posted on Oct 10, 2019 in News Article
Hope has just received the tourism boost it so desperately needs, in the form of a hotel tax.
Beginning Oct. 1, all hotels and AirBnB's in the Hope, Cascades and the Fraser Canyon region have been collecting a two per cent hotel tax from guests. The area hosts a total of 29 properties and 632 rooms. By this time next year, a conservative estimate of...
B.C. business owner sues, says $269K for foreign buyer tax unfair
Posted on Oct 02, 2019 in News Article
The B.C. government is facing a legal challenge over the 20 per cent foreign home-buyers’ tax. Taiwanese citizen and Victoria resident Eric Chang is claiming he is being unfairly targeted because he is not a foreigner speculating in the province’s overheated housing market. Chang was confirmed as a member of the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program to s...