HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-11-08, Page 13THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1973
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS PAGE 13
1973 farm tax reduction program
Owners of farm properties
in the Province are urged to
acquaint themselves with
certain changes in the Ontario
Farm Tax Reduction Program
for 1973. These changes, and
the implementation of the 1973
Program were announced
jointly by Honourable William
A. Stewart, Minister of Agric-
ulture and Food and the Hon-
ourable John White, Minister
of Treasury, Economics and
Intergovernmental Affairs.
The Program is aimed at
relieving the municipal tax
burden on lands used actively
for farming purposes and farms
that will remain in agricultural
production in the future. It is
riot intended to provide relief
for lands being held for specul-
ative or development purposes
or for properties being kept out
of production for other reasons.
The most significant change
in the 1973 program is the in-
crease in the rate of Farm Tax'
Rebate from 2550 to 5050. This
increase was announced April
12, 1973 by Honourable John
White in his 1973 Budget.
Another important change
BICYCLE EXPLOSION
Bicycle collisions with motor
vehicles have soared in recent
years, reports Consumers' Ass-
ociation of Canada. Cyclists
who ignore stop signs, red
lights and cross walks may be
ticketed by police.
raltes to the method of admin-
istering the 1973 Program. In
previous years Farm Tax Rebate
were paid automatically to all
registered owners of land assess-
ed as "Farm" and consisting of
11 acres or more. This year the
rebate will only be paid upon
receipt of an application from
the property owner.
Application forms will be
mailed to all owners of proper-
ty in Ontario assessed as "Farm"
without regard to the size of
the property. To qualify for the
Farm Tax Rebate, the applic-
ant will be required to compl-
ete and return this application
form describing the main farm-
ing enterprise, certifying that
at least 507/0 of the 1973 Mun-
icipal Taxes have been paid,
and demonstrating that the
current farm operations will
generate at least $2, 000 in
annual income.
In previous years, the owners
of farm property less than 11
acres in size were required to
file such an application and
demonstrate an annual income
from farm operations of $2, 000.
In effect, the new regulations
extend this requitement to all
farm properties. This move is
in response to a recommendat-
ion contained in an Interim
Report by the Ontario Farm
Classification Committee.
The Ministers announced plan
to appoint a Committee of
Appeal which would hear app-
eals with respect to applications
BY HELEN ALLEN
The summer was a good time for George. He got a sleeping
bag for his 12th birthday and since he loves to camp, he was
sleeping out at every opportunity.
Baseball and swimming are favorite warm weather activities
for George but he doesn't mourn over winter because he likes
hockey too.
Anglo-Saxon in descent. George is a good-looking boy with
brown hair, hazel eyes and medium complexion. He is in good
health. He is shy on first meetings but has a pleasant per-
sonality.
George is in Grade six where his work is slightly below
average. He says he wants to be a mechanic.
Besides sports, he has a variety of interests. He builds models
and enjoys movies and TV with western and suspense themes.
(A current favorite is Kung Fu.) George chooses pop music for
listening. He has a good voice and likes to sing in the church
choir and at Sunday School.
He would like to live in the country and to have older brothers
and sisters.
What George needs most is acceptance and love, a family who
enjoys doing things together and the security of a planned and
consistent home life.
To inquire about adopting George, please write to Today's
Child, Box 888, Station K, Toronto M4P 2H2. For general
adoption information please contact your local Children's Aid
Society.
HE LIKES MECHANICAL THINGS
for the Farm Tax Rebate.
Property owners who feel they
should be eligible for the Farm
Tax Rebate by the nature o'f
their operations, but who reside
on lands assessed as other than
"Farm" should appeal to the
local Assessment Review Court.
Where property becomes•assess-
ed as "Farm" following a suc-
cessful appeal to the Assess-
ment Review Court, an applic-
ation for the 1973 Farm Tax
Rebate would be eligible,
regardless of the deadline for
applications established for
other property owners.
Those applying for, and
receiving, Farm Tax Rebates
are reminded that the grants
are considered repayable with
interest of 850 per annum should
the property assessment status
be changed from "Farm" to
"Residential, " "Industrial, "
or "Commercial" by reason of
development prior to, or dur-
ing 1983.
To sum up; the 1973 Farm
Tax Rebate will be 5C5o of the
net farm tax bill; it will be
available only on application,
with applications mailed to
registered owners of land ass-
essed as "Farm, " there will be
minimum income requirement
of $2, 000 per farm; and a
"Committee of Appeal" will be
established.
Hydro rotes
"It is discriminatory and un-
just for farmers to have to pay
a larger percentage of the up-
coming hydro price hike
announced this week, than
city -dwellers, " says Gordon
Hill, President, Ontario Feder-
ation of Agriculture.
Hill refers to Ontario Hydro's
announcement that effective
January 1, 1974, farmers will
pay an average of 10 per cent
more for their hydro. The
increase will vary between
eight and 16 per cent. Most
urban -dwellers will pay an in-
crease of seven and one-half
per cent.
"Farmers use one heck of a
lot of hydro in this province.
In 1972, we spent $14, 236, 000.
Then, this past February, rates
went up about 10 per cent.
Now, is less than a year, farm-
ers are hit with a second in-
crease. These two increases
alone will add more than one
and one-half million dollars
to the cost of producing food,
before the produce even leaves
the farm.
"Farmers don't have bottom-
less pockets. Every time we
come in from the barm, the
price of another input has
jumped by five per cent, 10
per cent, or sometimes more.
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