Hamilton’s 2021 Residential Property Taxes Increase is 2.1%
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City’s operating budget increase is 2.6%. With education taxes decreasing due to provincial policy, the tax increase is now 2.1%.
Social Housing Budgets Squeezed by Rent Arrears, Will Need Financial Support from Government
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CityHousing Hamilton projected a $4.6-million shortfall, and growing arrears will add to this amount.
City staff will update on other social housing providers in the near future.
Proposed HSR Transit Capital Spending for 2021 Indicates Transit Will Restore Post-COVID
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The proposed 2021 capital spend for Hamilton’s public transit agency, the Hamilton Street Railway, is $192,892,000. Of this, around 75 percent, $140,208,000 is being funded by other levels of government.
CityHousing Hamilton Facing Multi-Million deficit in 2021 due to COVID and Rent Freeze
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The deficit comes as City Council instructs CityHousing to freeze its budget at 2020 levels.
Hamilton City Hall Proposes 4.28% Rate Increase, 4.0% Tax Levy Increase to Start 2021 Budget Process
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A 4.0 percent tax increase would represent an increase of $146 for a home with average assessed value exclusive of area rated services.