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City plans 4.9% tax increase in `09 to counter rising costs
Another big property-tax increase is looming for Ottawa residents in 2009 as the city grapples with rising fuel, firefighting and police costs.
City finance officials are planning for a total tax-rate increase of 4.9 per cent, which includes $13 million more for police and $20 million in capital works to upgrade the city`s infrastructure. For a typical urban taxpayer, it would mean an additional $148 on the property-tax bill. For a rural homeowner with an average house, the increase would be $138.
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/s...12-16f2304b919e
Another big property-tax increase is looming for Ottawa residents in 2009 as the city grapples with rising fuel, firefighting and police costs.
City finance officials are planning for a total tax-rate increase of 4.9 per cent, which includes $13 million more for police and $20 million in capital works to upgrade the city`s infrastructure. For a typical urban taxpayer, it would mean an additional $148 on the property-tax bill. For a rural homeowner with an average house, the increase would be $138.
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/s...12-16f2304b919e