Almost 6-percent property tax decrease in 2020
The annual property tax rate bylaw for 2020 has been approved by council.
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Non-profits, schools get break on B.C. health payroll tax
Non-profit organizations will get a break on the B.C. government’s new health care payroll...
TNRD forecasts small savings from waste management spending
The average residential property owner in the Merritt area is projected to save a five-spot...
PHOTOS: Fire chief makes the case for expansion
It’s a project aimed at bringing Merritt’s fire hall into the 21st century, but it comes...
LETTER: Upgrades necessary at fire hall
Editor; My husband and I went to the Merritt fire hall for the open house on Saturday...
Real estate tax windfall continues for B.C.
The B.C. government took in more income tax, sales tax and property transfer tax than it budgeted...
Constant tax increases hit seniors on fixed incomes the hardest
Dear Editor: In the Merritt Herald this past week (April 14, 2016) City Council determined a...
Council to determine tax increase at or below two per cent tonight
City council is limiting this year’s property tax increase to a maximum of two per cent. That...
Council sets tax increase at two percent maximum
City council is setting a two per cent cap on this year’s property tax increase. That means the...
B.C. carbon tax gets international attention
Premier Christy Clark met Friday with the finance ministers of China, India, the U.S. and other...
Federal tax credits target LNG investment
The federal government is offering tax breaks for equipment and buildings for liquefied natural...
Spousal RRSPs: still a good strategy
The newly introduced family income splitting provision, which allows a higher-earning spouse to...
LNG tax reflects softer gas market
VICTORIA – Liquefied natural gas producers are being asked to pay a new tax of 3.5 per cent on...
Permissive tax exemptions changing; lead briefs
Certain property tax-exempt organizations in Merritt will no longer possess that immunity after...
Fairness bus rolls through town
What’s fair is fair — and that’s exactly the message a Canada-wide campaign is trying to impart...
Forest fire help tops communities’ wish lists for UBCM
Coming through one of the most expensive forest fire seasons in the province’s history, the B.C....
City busting Merritt’s highest tax myth
The City of Merritt financial services department says the idea that Merrittonians have the...
Five-year financial plan gets first 3 readings
City council unanimously approved the first three readings of Merritt’s five-year financial plan...
Don’t be the April (tax) fool
Day by day, this year’s tax deadline is looming larger. You know it’s there – you’re not unaware....
Today’s decisions could cost tomorrow
Every day, Canadians are faced with spend versus save decisions that will have an eventual impact...
