The Huron Expositor, 1978-02-16, Page 19• BY Y J. KELLER
• You've got to be kidding! That
seemed to be the attitude of
county councillors who voted last
Thursday at the February session
of council in Goderich to 0
recOnimendation from the
executive committee designed to
even up taxes in• Huron for county
purposes,
Bill Clifford,'reeve of Gederich,
ufged couety councillors to "look
at what-is fair and what is just"
when they perused figures that
,? showed what the variOus
municipal apportionments would
!give been had the 1975 market
value assessment figures been
used in 1977,. added to the
equivalent equalized assessment'
for grants in lieu, together with
the population base for library,
social services, Huronview,
family and children's services and
health costs. •
In general, the figures showed
that urbatudwellers would have
paid substantially less into the
county coffers,) while the rural
dwellers would have been
tagged with Many, more tax
dollars. A recorded vote tallied
,28-19 opposed to .-rt committee
`recommendation that the final
1978 county apportienment be
raised on the system.
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Those opposed were C, W.
Bray, Allan• Campttell, Ken
Campbell, Tom Consitt, 'Frank-
, Cook, Murray. Dawson, Cecil'
Destardinei Bill Elstcin; Gerry
Ginn! Simon. • Hallabali; 13ob
Lyons, J. , F. MacDonald. 00110
Since 1972, more 3590
people have taken novice farmer
courses. offered.. .by the Ontario
Agrieultural College, University
of Guelph, says Paul Hendriks of
-the Office of Continuing
Education,
Beginning January 26, 15
evening coursestwilt be offered in.
Toronto and Guelph. The weekly
courses vary in length from 3 to
10'sessions from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Course 'fees range from 130 to
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Courses available this winter
includeAntroductory Agriculture;
Farm Income Tax;, Landscaping
the Country Estate; Vegetable •
Prod ustion ; Tractors and
Machinery; Tree Fru -Email
Fruits; Fish Farming; oodlot
Management;. field Operations;
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Produee; Forakes; Cereti Grains
For more inforination -write:
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McNeil, Ralph MeNicleal,Tom -Robinson, John Stafford, Paul
Miller, . Bill Morley, Harold Steckle, Grant Stirling,Jack '
., Tinney, Roy. Williamson and - spot was McKillop Township with
$14;437 more. .
Bil l Clifford, Bill Dale, Norman Other rural municipalities
would 'have paid additional
Durst, - John Flannery, Fred taxes as follows: Ugborne,
rr~, Haberer, Joe Kerr, Cal Krauter, $13.770; West Wawanosh ,
$11.,7461 Stephen, $10,621;
Howick, $9,934; "Grey, $9,322;
Hullett, $9,263; Turnberry ,
$8,271;. Morris, $7,735; East
embarrassed about voting in $6,159.
Wawaosh, $6,502; Colborne.
College
g Royce Macauley, D, J. Noble,
• Eileen Palmer, Ervin-Sillefy and
Harold Wild. All other councillors
were absetit from the meeting.
Warden Gerry Ginn was a little
Warren Zinn.
'Those in favor were R. M. Bell,
opposition to nthe recommen-
dation, especially when he wa
acting chairman of the executive
committee when it conceived the_.
recommendation, •
"I believe there should be tax
reform," •he said, "but I believe
grant refOrm should come in with
it. But this does point -up the fact
there are inequities." •• • "I don't believe we.can enter
into this before we see grant
' reform," agreed Reeve Paul
Steckle of .Stanley TOwnship.
"We neesi to know where the
grants ate coming from and
. where they're directed."
The results were surprising for
some council members. It showed
that in every rural municipality
but one, Tuckersmith, there
would have been an increase in
the' apportionment, while every
town and village in Huron' would.
have realized a reduction: '
Goderich Township would have
been hit the hardest in the rural
municipalities=-$23,276 more.
Running neck and neck for second
spot were Sanley Township with
$17,193 more and Ashfield
Township $17,153 more. In
fourth spot was Hay rdwnshit
.,?..4„-$14,787 .'snore and in fifth
[by Jack Riddell M.P.P.]
Already a number of people
have asked me for information
• about filing Income Tax Returns
and Ontario's Provincial Tax
Credit System, designed to make .
taxation • more equitable. The
Property, Sales and Pensioner
-T-ax—Credits.;'-are -Intended to
improve the fairness' of .the
provincial and municipal tax
systems, by relating these tax
credits to the individual's ability
to ,,:pay taxes: -"The Political
.dontribution Tax Credit is
designed to encourage greater
public participation in the
. _democratic process:
Ontario's Tax Credit System is
administered as part of the
Federal Government's personal
income tax system, arcs the only
',method of obtaining t e various
credits is to complete the special
' pale purple coloured credit form
(TIC(Ont.)) whichis included with
the income tax schedules. ,Even
there is, in fact, no taxable
income, this form must be filed
with the Federal Government. In
the event that a taxpayer has an
outstanding liability for. Income
Tax, Canada Pension Plan or
Unemployment Insurance
contributions the Tax Credits will
be applied to reduce this liability.
Otherwise, the Federal Depart-
ment -of National Revenue will
- —send-out a refund -Cheque Wlich
will include the Tax Credits paid.
by the Province as well as any
• Federal Refund which may be
payable.
To be eligible, for the Tax
Credits; . you , must be over 16
year- ofage and a resident of
Ontario on the last day 'of the
taxation year. If someone is
temporarily out of the Province on
December 31 he or she may still
, be considered a resident,
providing a tax return is not filed
asa resident of another Province.
Individuals who left ()Marie and
Canada during the taxation year
must consider the last day of their
taxation year-as:the day on which
they ceased to live in Ontario, and
their eligibility for tax' credit
purposes is determined as of that
date.
In an effort to make sure that
the benefits of the Tax C' 'edit
System are most helpful to those
An ExpoSitor Classified will
pay you dividends. Have you tried'
one? Dial 527-0240. • . •
in the greatest need of assistance,.
the total Tax Credit entitlement is
reduced by 2% ..'of the taxable
income, which 'means that the
amount of credit available to any
taxpayer .depends Upon •family
circumstances, age, income and
the property tax or rent which is
--paid;_ subject' to an overall
maximum of $500, and • the
Political Contribution Tax Credit,
'subject to a maximum of $500.
For :the 1977 taxation year,
Ontario' residents with a taxable
income of $1,680 ..or less are
considered 'to Inive a "nil"
'taxable income for purposes of
calculating their-- tax. credits. In
such cases, the • two percent of
taxable: income offset• against
Property, Sales and Pensioner tax
credits, does not apply. This $110 Tax Credit may be
Property Tax Credit '
This should be claimed by the.
spouse having the nigher taxable
income; is in , respect of the
principal resideficemly, and is the
'lesser of $180 Or occepancy cost
(plus 10%). For homeowners,
Occupancy cost is property tax
paid in 1977, and for those who
claimed by everyone over 65
years of age and resident in
Ontario on.December 31, 1977, but
in the case of ,a married couple,
both over 65 at' the end of the
taxation year, and living in the
same principal residence , only
the . spouse with the' higher
taxable income is eligible.
rent accommodation it is 20% of
the total rent paid in 1977:
College, ,university and nursing
students "living in "prescribed"
student residences may claim
occupancy cost of $25.00. No-one
under the age of 16•.at the end of •
the year may claim this credit:.
People under the age of 21, living
at home and' claimed_ as
dependents are also ineligible.
Saleg Tax Credit
This credit is 1% of Personal
Exemptions for Income Tax
purposes, and' May be daimed by'
most Ontario residents, with the
exception of those under 16 years •
di age, or anyone clainied as a
dependent fora Income Tax
purposes.
Pensioner Tax Credit
TuckerSmith would have paid a
total of $23 less than they actually
did pay In 1977, • T-his -
attributed to a very accurate
assessment -in 1970 and a very
even rate, of real estate inflation
through-the years.
The Town of Goderich would
have 1:)id $72,452 less in 1977
▪ had the new formula been
applied. Wingham would have
paid $30,217 less Exeter,
$26,029 less; Clinton, $21.151
less; and Seaforth $11.478 less.
Among the villages, Hensall
woula. have paid '$5,892 less;
Zurich, $5,448 less; Brussels.
$4,238` less; Blyth, -$2,718 less;
and Bayfield, $543 less.
Reeve Bill Elston of Morris
argued that according to the
figures, the people of Morris Who
total about half the people of
Wingham would be 'putting up"
almost as much money as the
people in Wingharh. The Morris
share of the expenses based on
market value assessment would
have been $55,094; the Wingham
shaW$62.472. •
"I can see this• is going to cost
McKillop a lot .410,F,c, mot?
„observed Reeve Allan Campbell.
"That's two or three more mill§
On top of what we're paying
now.”
Simon Hallahan, the East
,VVawanosh reeve who, can always
be counted on to inject humour
into any situation.„, said that if his
ratepayers had to raise much
more money each year the costs
ter welfare in. Huron County
would go up considerably.
Not to-be outdone, the reeve of
West Wawanosh, qobi,,yons said,
Reeve Hallahan Shouldn4-quibble
since ratepayers in East
Wawanosh-would 'have' to come •
up with just about half of the
increase that' would be attached to
Cash crop
studied al
Making money rom cash crops
over the next three years may
depend more on a better educa-
tional package than , a' better
machinery package, says
Professor Gary Hutchison of the
Office of Continuing Education.
University of Guelph.
The home study • course. Corn
Production, has been updated by
Dr. W. S. Young of the Ontario
Agricultural 'College.. It is based
On the' text ' ' Modern Corn '
Production and several Canadian
and American publications, .and
includes -specially prepared
material on harvesting .and'
storage. • • . •
Although' the material in• the
course is extensive, it is easy to,
follow, Professor Hutchison says
it is so practical you can take it tO.
the' field with you. -
- He estimates about 100 hours.
of' stfidy are required to complete
'the assionments. Dr. Rob
West, awanos
Reeve Rill. Cli 00'4111e Tovi'n
of Goderich,asked that councillors"
not be as Concerned with lieW much
more the rural municipalities
would have, to pay as with what
reduction would be applied to
Gederich. Reeve Clifford • said it
was clear that.Goderich had been
paying more than its share for
years and years.
"These ,are not arbitrary
figures„' he reminded council.
"These • figures are based._ RI,
facts, on work dime '1:i3t• our
municipal assessors.."
"I will, • it" -could be made
retroadive;" Said•Reeve Clifford,
"but I'll be quite hap.py to have it
made fair front this 'point on.",
course
home
McLatighlin, x t ens
coordinator for the Department of
Crop Scieuce, will, evaluate
a ssig am e n tsand mit k e
comments...
"Costs are rising and the •
squeeze is on in cash cropping:"
says professor Hutchison,.. "The
Corn Production„ course could
heft) answer most of these
problems. A better' under-
standing of •how. the 'core plant
reacts to fertilizer. and
water may. trigger crucial' cost
reductions."
For more•information about t
eciurse", sponSored.by the. Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food,
write Independent . Study, Office
of Continuing Educetion.-Uniyet•-
sity 01' Guelph, Guelph. Ontario
NIG 2W I or •call ,(519) 824-4120
ext. 3401. Cost... of the , course,
including all study material, is
$70 for Ontario residents, $90 for
out-of-province residents'...
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