City council approves municipal budget, financial plan
The City of Merritt’s council has passed its 2023-2027 Financial Plan, setting the year’s budget in place and deciding a number of key tax rates for Merrittonians at its May 9 regular meeting.
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Roads and infrastructure ranked most important by Merrittonians in Citizen Budget survey
The City of Merritt has released the results of their 2021 Citizen Budget, in which Merrittonians were given the opportunity to weigh in on items and projects they felt were most worthy of their tax dollars.
Start of tax season means start of scam season
Monday marks the beginning of tax season, and with that comes different ways for scammers to try to steal your dollars.
Albas addresses cryptocurrency in latest private members bill
Conservative MP Dan Albas tabled his second private members bill in a week on Friday. The...
Taxes go up on fuel, booze and cigarettes
April 1 is a taxing time for B.C. residents, and as of this Easter, nowhere is that noticed more...
Stats show Merritt taxes middle of the pack province-wide
When put in perspective, residential property taxes in Merritt sit in the middle of the pack in...
Industrial tax base shrinks in Merritt
The City of Merritt is relying less on major industrial properties and more on residential,...
ALBAS: Revenue Agency shouldn’t dig into family history
When former Prime Minister Stephen Harper first introduced the Universal Child Care Benefit...
Shutdown application filed by Tolko
There is fire damage wood to be milled for Tolko Industries — just not in Merritt. A year...
FLETCHER: Plucking the golden goose
“The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to procure the largest quantity of...
Albas: Fairness and taxpayers
From time to time some of the more significant issues that arise out of Ottawa do not originate...
Property tax to rise two per cent
For the second straight year, the City of Merritt is looking at a two per cent property tax...
Bursting the Ottawa bubble on taxation
One of the more commonly used terms in Canadian federal political discussions is the “Ottawa...
Water, garbage collection rates increasing
To ensure the well doesn’t run dry, the City of Merritt is increasing fees for water and garbage...
Why cut taxes for the rich?
VICTORIA – The B.C. government’s third straight budget surplus is the main battleground for...
Horgan on LNG, climate and farmland
Following are highlights from Tom Fletcher’s year-end interview with NDP leader John Horgan. TF:...
Difficult birth for LNG cash cow
VICTORIA – Debate is underway on the B.C. Liberal government’s tax and environmental plan for...
Funds from province aimed at basic services
Merritt has been given close to $400,000 from the provincial government’s Strategic Community...
900 social insurance numbers stolen in Heartbleed CRA breach
By Jeff Nagel The Canada Revenue Agency says the social insurance numbers of 900 taxpayers were...
Why you don’t want a tax refund
A nice, fat tax refund cheque feels nice but, when you stop and think about it, you may be better...
