The pollster provided strategic advice for how to sell a tax increase in an age of rage and cynicism. ...
Tag Archives: Association of Municipalities of Ontario
Ontario municipalities want a slice of tax revenue from legal pot sales
The 2017 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference begins in Ottawa Sunday. ...
AMO 2016: Ontario cities to apply for feds’ infrastructure cash in September – sans funding deal
The province, however, is still without a funding deal with the federal government — but Premier Wynne says an agreement is near. ...
AMO 2016: Premier pushes municipalities to go public with need for new taxes
“I don’t think that the general public has had the opportunity to have this conversation,” Wynne told reporters. “It’s not something that’s on their radar.” ...
AMO 2016: Brown ‘not looking at new taxes’ for municipalities
Brown also attacked the Liberal government's energy policies, as well as its handling of local health-care issues and infrastructure investment. ...
AMO 2016: Horwath hits hydro hard, calls for HST removal on bills
Horwath promised that an NDP government, if elected, would remove the 8 per cent provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax from hydro bills. ...
AMO president optimistic about province’s openness to new proposals on joint-and-several liability
Gary McNamara says there's light at the end of the tunnel coming out of three-day conference in Niagara Falls ...
Opposition parties call on the government to address municipal funding gaps
PC Leader Patrick Brown and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath say the government's move to sell off part of Hydro One is not in the best interest of municipalities. ...
AMO exploring options for additional revenue tools for municipalities
AMO's report projects property taxes will have to increase by 4.51 per cent a year for the next 10 years to meet current service levels and standards if all other revenues remain stable. ...
AMO president wants province to commit to policy and action
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario president says local leaders are looking for a demonstrated partnership from the province out of next week's annual conference. ...
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