Proposed property tax increase not to exceed 2 per cent; mayor
Posted May 8, 2013 09:05:14 AM.
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OTTAWA, Ont. – Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson doesn’t want the city’s 2014 proposed property tax increase to be more than two per cent.
Watson introduced a surprise motion at the Finance and Economic Development Committee meeting Tuesday which was passed without debate. Ottawa City Council is expected to vote on the motion at Wednesday’s meeting.
The timing has raised eyebrows at city hall considering 2014 is an election year; Watson is running for re-election.
Watson’s 2010 campaign promised to keep tax hikes under 2.5 per cent for each year, which the city has reached.
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