The Huron Expositor, 1976-08-12, Page 14"(By Jack Riddell MPP)
I Would like to take this
Opportunity to give you further
information on the Government's
Proposals for Tax Reform, in view
of the fact that a Commission is
conducting a series of meetings
throughout the Province this
- summer and fall to review these
pro ,posals.
"All public property except
residences will be subject to
payments in lieu of taxes equal to
full taxes at 100 per cent of
market value.Public residences
will be subject to payments in lieu
of taxes equivalent to full taxes at
50 per cent of market value.
Public utilities will be subject to
business assessment at 50 per
cent of market value.
"As is the present case.
churches, cemeteries and
property held in trust for a band
or body of Indians will be exempt.
All • other presently exempt
property will be taxed at 100 per
cent of ' market value, except
residences which will be taxed at
50 per cent of market value.
"A uniform method of
phasing-in. the new tax system
over a period of up to five years
will be available to prevent abrupt
tax changes.
"Assessment rolls will be
returned and enumeration willb e
performed every two years to
coincide with ••local gobernment
elections.
"Assessment on provincial
government property -will be
pooled and assigned between the
public and separate elementary
schools in the same proportion as
the taxable assessment assigned
by the owners and occupants of
residences.
"Costs shared among
municipalities will be shared on
the basis of the assessment on
which taxes and payments in lieu
of taxes are based.
"Where assessment is to be
used to determine the grant to be
paid to a municipality, the
assessment used will be the
assessment on which taxes and
pyaraents in lieu, of taxes are
based.
"The provision of The Assess-
ment Act will apply to the
assessment of all real property in
Ontario, including areas without
municipal organization.
"Public bodies which receive
provincial grants, such as school/
boards, will be allowed to includ'e
their property tax payments as
allowable expenses for grant
purposes.
"Ontario's property tax credits
which relate property taxes to the
ability to pay will, ifnecessary, be
strengthened upon implemen-
tation Of the new system."
Included in the Government's
booklet on Property Tax Reform is
, preliminary analysis . of
proposed reforms.
Grey limits dra
loans to '900
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Court of Revision will be held on
September 7th at 9:00 p.m. and
8:30 p.m.
A by-law to regulate the
, location, erection or addition to
any buildings in the Township
was passed.
Harold Bolger was appointed a
Fenceviewer for the Township.
Building permits were granted
to: Donald J. Martin, open porch;
David Menzies, drivingilhed;
Gary Matheson, house trailer; •
John Kryzanowski, house trailer;
John Kryzanowski, driving shed;
Bryan Morton, holding tank;
Wm. A. Mann, driving shed;
Wendell B. Richards, driving
shedeRae Houston, pig barn and
Nu-Teck Farms ltd., hog bar n.
Ronald Be:nnett was given a
rebate in the amount of $5.00 for'
dog tax. •
Accounts paid were - General
$24,699.68 and Roads & Bridges -
18,789.26 for a total of
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Grey township council will tell
taxpayers who have applied for
tile dyainage loans up to March
31, 1976 that they'll be allocated
$900, they decided at their
August 3 meeting. •
Councillors authorized the
Huron County Planning
Department to make application
to the Ministry of Housing for a
Community Planning-Study-Grant
for the preparation of a zoning
by-law for the township.
The road superintendent was
authorized to. call Kenneth Dunn
about repairs to the shed.
Marilyn Engel, office help, was
given a raise of .25c an hour from
- $2:75Ao $3:00 as of August.
By-laws to provisionally adopt
the Engineer's Report of the
Beachamp Creek Municipal drain
and the King drain, was given
first and second reading and
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According to this analysis,
"largetax shifts would ()cent if
market value assessment were
introduced and applied against
the present property telt
structure. This simply reflects the
fact that the values of different
types of properties have changed
at different rates. For example,
the market value of 'residences
has increased more rapidly than
the value of most business
properties. Also, the market
value of single family residences
has, increased more rapidly than
the market value of multiple
rental residences, And the
greatest escalation , in, market
value has occurred for vacant
lands.
"As reassessment has progres:-
sed, the impact of potential tax
shif is has been analysed by the
Province. In particular,- the
Region of Niagara has been
extensively analysed as a test
area, On the basis of such an
analysis the 15 preceding
proposals (mentioned in this and
last week's report) for changes in
the property tax system, have
been designeJ to prevent tax
shifts whicha re either undesir-
able or too rapid to accommodate.
"The R-gion of Niagara
contains most of- the kinds of
property that exist in Ontario,
including - single family resi-
dences, multiple rental residen-
ces, farms, commercial,
industrial and government
properties. Because of 'this, the
Region has'been chosen as a test
• area to analyse first, how market
value assessment,' using the
present system of taxation, would
result in large changes in
property taxes' for different kinds
of property, and second, how the
proposals for a new tax syst em
woeld affect property tax
distribution.
"In , this analysis, farm
residences and other farm
property have been arbitrarily
divided and are ,not assessed at
market value as proposed. The
tax levy has been increased by the
amount of taxes that local
governments will have to pay in
respect of their own property. The
levy has' also been adjusted
upward to reflect increased taxes
on provincial properties' and
corresponding decreased in
provincial grants.
"The analysis has been based
on, the taxation of residencesat 50
per cent of market value and all
other real property at 100 per cent
of market value. Business
assessment has been set at 50 er
cent-of property value. Furth
more, currently exempt
government and non-governMent
properties have been taxed at
100 per cent of market. value.
These percentages have been
selected to obtain a distributine of
property taxes in the Region of
Niagara in keeping with the
proposals. These percentages
could change as . further analyses
involving other areas of the
province are completed."
Results of the analysis of the
Region of Niagara are given in a
detailed table, but the most
significant features may be
summarized as follows: "Using
the present tax system, along with
market value assessment, taxes
on residences would increase $3.1
million or 7.4, per cent. Using the
proposed tax system in
conjunction with market value
assessment, taxes on residences
decrease by $10.2 million or 24.3
per cent.
"Net taxes on farm properties
'under the present tax system
would increase by $0.5 million or
45.5 per cent. This compareS
with a decrease of $0.2 million or
18.2 per, cent under the proposed
tax system. Provincial payments
in respect of farm propertiesd
would increases by ,$2.5 million.
"The realty taxes, on
commercial and industrial
properties under the present tax
system would decrease by $4.4
million or 20.4 per cent. Under
the proposed tax system, this
decrease would he, only $1.2
million or' 5.6 per cent.
"The business tax on
commercial and industrial
properties under the present tax
system would decrease by $2.4
. million or 25.0 per cent,, but.'
increase by $0.7 million or 7. per
cent under the proposed tax
system.
"payments in lieu of taxes on
federal governntent property
would change very little under the
present tax system, but increase
$1.2 million under the proposed
system which • includes the
taxation of previously exempt
federal property.
"Payments in lieu o taxes and.
payments of the Farm Tax
Reduction by the Province each
would increase $0.5 million under
the present tax system for a total
increased cost to the Province is
of $1 million. Under the propose,d
tax system, the increased cost to
the Province is $7.2 million. This
increase is made up of $2.5
millitin in farm assistance and
$4.7 million in payments in lieu of
taxes. The cost to the, Province
includes payments in lieu of taxes
on Ontario Hydro property.
"Payments in lieu of taxes on
municipal property would change -
very little under the present tax
system, but would increase $1.7
million under the proposed sys-'
tern."
"Schools are exempt from
property, taxation under thei,pre-
sent tax sigtem. Under the
proposed tax system, scbOols
would be taxed. In Niagara, the
tax oh schools would be $6.3
iniP,Tionax.es' previously exempt
private property- would • be $4.1
million under the proposed tax
system.
"Taxes
which inclUdes vacant land,
on other property,
would increase $2.2 million under
the present tax system, as
compared to $5.6 million under
the proposed tax system."
I would like to stress the fact
that I have made no attempt to
give my own views on the
Government's proposed Tax Re-
fo This has been quite de-
liberate 1 felt it was important to
give yotOthe background inform-
ation .contained in the Budget
papers, rather than my own view.
of 'the situation, at this time,
New laws
reduce
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Ontario's mandatory seat belt
law and lower speed limit
regulations continue to have a
dramatic effect on the number of
motorists killed and injured in
traffic accidents, Transportation
and Conimunications Minister
James Snow says.
"There were 66 feWer drivers
and passengers killed and 6,765
fewer injured in motor vehitle.
accidents• during the first six
months of this year, compared to
the same period a year ago," Mr.
Snow said.
Statisticaly, 445 drivers' and
'passengers-were killed over the
first six 'months of this year
compared to 511 a year-ago, a
drop of 12.9 per cent,
The number of drivers and
passengers injured is crown 18.4 ,
per cent. Altogether, 30,022 ,
people were hurt in ..traffic
accidents through the first six
months 'of 1976, compared to
36,787 in 1975.
Wesfqm Fair
lists closing
dotes for
entries
The 1976 Western Fair is just
four -weeks away, and entries in
various classes of competition
have already started arriving at
the Western Fair offices in
preparation for the Sept, 10 to 19
exhibition.
An estimated 30,000 individual
entries will' compete for over
$76,000 in prize money to be
awarded during the ten:day fair.
Closing dates for entries are:
Horse Show-Friday, Aug. 6; Art
& Photography-Monday, Aug,
9; Sheep, Swine & Goats-Tues-
day, Aug. 10; Poultry & -Pet
Stock-Wednesday, Aug. 11:
Home & Culinary Arts-Monday,
Aug, 16; Amateur Winemaking-
Monday, Aug. 16; Cattle Show-
Wednesday, Aug. 18; - Agricul-
tural & Commercial Displays-7
Thursday, Aug. 19; Junior
Department-Friday, Aug, 20
and Old Time Fiddling, Step &
Square -- Dancing-Wednesday,
Sept. 1.
Cprn and B -Farmers
An educati9n night on
RECIRCULATING BATCH DRYERS
will be held
August 19, 1976 8:00 p.m.
at
H. LOBB & SONS LTD.
A Lilliston Bean Combine
will be on display and representatives from both
LiIiiston and G.T. Tox-O-Wik Dryer Co.
will be on hand
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ttings ,
More info on tax reform.
Farm tours, displays, guest
speakers and a beef barbecue are
features of this year's SoUth-
western Ontario Beef Cattle Day.
The program are features of this
year's Southwestern Ontario 13eef
Cattle Day. The program is being
held at Ridgetown College of
Agricultural Technology' on,
Thursday, August 26, beginning
at 1:00 P.M., • says Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
beef specialist, J.G.Forsyth.
However, optional tours of two
slatted floor beef barns, are
offered in the morning.
Feature speaker. of the
afternoon is corn-cow seeder
operator, David Garst of Coon
Rapids, Iowa. He will be speaking
on "Beef Cattle and Cows in Corn
Country".
Later in the afternoon, a feedlot
workshop is scheduled, with
lectures on "'Health and
Receiving' Programs" and
"What's New in Feeding". One
of the speakers will be giving his
talk from the University of
Minnesota via telelecture.
At the same ,time, another •
workshop will be held dealing
with cow-calf operations.
Farmers, Ridgetown staff and two
feature speakers will lead
discussions and a question period
of "Cow 'Management" and
"Cow-Calf Health".
A barbecue will be held for all
participants' at, 5:30 p.m.
Aftervvards,Frani, Jacobs, a
writer for°"Cattleman" magazine
will be giving a few insights into
the "Shape of Things to Conte".
There is a $5.00 registration fee
for the day, which includes the
beef barbecue. Anyone wishing
for further information on the
day's events may contact their
local Ministry of Agriculture and
.Pood office. ,
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