tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post5766163616588536688..comments2024-03-29T03:38:00.494-07:00Comments on North Coast Review: First community engagement opportunity for Budget process finds No Questions for staff, CouncilUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-38655904217805434332022-03-30T17:17:16.386-07:002022-03-30T17:17:16.386-07:00Increasing taxation will make all of our west coas...Increasing taxation will make all of our west coast ports less competitive. <br /><br />The provincial government contributed $25 million to port related expansion activities in Prince Rupert last year. <br /><br />The federal government has contributed $372 million to all BC ports between 2016-2020.<br /><br />City hall needs to build better relationships with higher levels of government and ask for more PILT and grants.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-10443819409099330722022-03-30T16:21:58.537-07:002022-03-30T16:21:58.537-07:00It's budget eve at City Hall, and every year c...It's budget eve at City Hall, and every year comments are made about how the Port Property Tax Act is a grinch.<br /><br />But City Hall never mentions PILT (payments in lieu of taxes) or the BC Port Competitiveness Grant(payment in recompense for property tax caps on major terminals) and the impact they have made over the years to city finances.<br /><br />It is great that the city wants to advocate for a review of the Port Property Tax Act, but this should not be the main objective/excuse year in and year out.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com