Proposal for lower Ottawa property tax on renters

Mayoral candidate Alex Cullen wants to give people who rent apartments a tax break but that comes with the expense of homeowners. More than 200,000 Ottawa residents live in Ottawa residents but apartment renters are paying a higher rate than private homeowners in the same area.

That increase will be passing on into renters, Mayoral candidate Alex Cullen calls it discrimination. The people who lived in apartment buildings use fewer services from the city than private homeowners and yet they are paying more tax for the same services.

Mayoral candidate Alex Cullen had asked the council committee to change the tax and reduce rate in apartment buildings by 3%. Continue reading »