Clinton News-Record, 1983-03-23, Page 5Letter to
the Editor
Dear Editor;
Recently, at the request of
the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture ( 0.F .A. ), the
Ontario Government again
offered a new farm property
tax proposal. Basically, the
new proposal is this. farm
land and buildings will be
assessed and taxed as they
are now, farm homes will be
assessed and taxed equitably
with other homes in the
community, the lot on which
the farm house sits will be
assessed and taxed at 50
percent of the value the lot
would have if it could be
severed. The program will
be legislated, therefore more
permanent and secure than
the present rebate program
which must be approved
each year by Order in
Council. Farmers will
continue to pay their entire
property taxes as they do
now. Those farmers who
wish to, will receive a grant
equal to the sum of the taxes
on their land and farm
buildings. There will be no
grant on the farm house and
lot.
The farm property tax
grants will be in the same
category as many other
government payments. For
example, grants for farm
ponds and water systems,
milk houses. stables. barns,
implement sheds, drains,
manure storage, fruit and
vegetable storage, grain
storage, deficiency
payments on farm products,
improving homes on and off
farms, building and
rebuildi- •; factories, pain-
ting and sprucing up farm
buildings, modernizing
machinery and equipment,
assisting Massey Ferguson,
Chrysler and other cor-
porations to remain solvent
as well as many other
purposes.
Some farmers oppose the
new plan. They mistakenly
equate payment of taxes
with maintenance of
property rights. The right to
own, hold and enjoy property
are ensured by a document
called a "Deed", registered
through the legal system and
enforced by law, not by
payment of taxes. Farm
property rights were
strengthened recently by the
Government passing ,.,qew
laws to reduce and control
trespassing. Of course,
farmers will continue to pay
property taxes too and
receive a receipt from the
municipal tax collector.
However, many people
securely own property
without the property being
tared. Expensive paintings
held as an investment,
bonds, travel trailers, sail
and motor boats are among
the items of property not
assessed for property tax,
try borrowing one without
the owner's consent. Many
senior citizens receive
property tax grants, but
uninvited public use of their
home is not permitted.
The O.F.A. continues to
believe that an equitable tax
system should be based on
four points:
1. People taxed for ser-
vices to people;
2. Property taxed for
services to property;
3. Land assessed ac-
cording to productivity;
4. Taxes based on ability to
pay.
The Ontario Government
and their staff in the
Property Assessment
Branch have sincerely tried
for many years to find such a
system for taxing farm
property. They have been
unsuccessful. Government
decided three years ago not
to continue the search
because, probably, the funds
generated would not justify
the hassle.
Farmers now have a
choice. They can oppose the
new propo,Sa1 and Govern-
ment will retain the present
Insecure system. Or they can
accept the new proposal with
its legislated security and
the additional twenty million
dollars it would annually
provide the farm c•onl-
nuunly
fours wry truly,
Gordon Hill
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