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Resolution - Business Education Tax Rate in Ontario
The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee recommends the adoption of the
recommendation of the Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force embodied in the following
transmittal letter (March 26, 1998) from the Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force:
Recommendation:
The Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force on March 23, 1998, recommended to the Strategic
Policies and Priorities Committee and Council, that the resolution contained in the
communication (March 5, 1998) from the Regional Chairman, The Regional Municipality of
Hamilton-Wentworth, be endorsed.
Background:
The Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force had before it a communication (March 5, 1998) from
the Regional Chairman, The Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth, requesting the City
of Toronto to endorse a resolution passed by the Regional Council at its special meeting of
February 19, 1998, strongly urging the Province of Ontario to:
(i) set a single uniform education tax rate for businesses across the province;
(ii) phase in the decrease to businesses, in the 47 municipalities which have a higher than
average tax rate, over a five-year period; and
(iii) provide the funding.
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(Communication dated March 5, 1998, addressed to
The Honourable Ernie Eves, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance,
from Ms. Terry Cooke, Regional Chairman,
The Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth)
Regional Council at its special meeting of February 19, 1998, endorsed the following resolution
adopted by Toronto City Council at its special meeting held on February 12, 1998, respecting
"Business Education Tax Rates in Ontario:
"That the Province of Ontario be strongly urged to set a single uniform education tax rate
for businesses across the province and they be urged to phase in the decrease to
businesses, in the 47 municipalities which have a higher than average tax rate, over a
five-year period, and that they provide funding."
Your favourable consideration to this request would be greatly appreciated.
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