Penny Daflos

It's a universal truth that everyone's property taxes are a lot steeper than they'd like

But some BC businesses and organizations get dramatically reduced property tax bills - and some not at all

How's it work? Details in my latest for CTV News 👇

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/millions-unpaid-the-bc-organizations-and-companies-getting-big-property-tax-breaks/

Millions unpaid: The B.C. organizations and companies getting big property tax breaks

As municipal governments across British Columbia grapple with next year’s budgets and potential property tax hikes to maintain service levels, there are hundreds of organizations that aren’t even getting a property tax bill.

CTVNews
Nov 14 at 7:45pmWeb
Show threadRob BosNov 18

@pennydaflos Making it worse is that property taxes are often totally insufficient for suburbs and high for urban areas - leading to urban subsidies for suburban lifestyles.

Taxes generated per acre of land are dramatically increased with density, and the cost of providing municipal services to low-density suburbia go way up.

Car-dependent suburbia is *expensive* and property taxes should reflect that to a greater degree.