Federation Of Canadian Municipalities: Traditional Property Tax

Federal Gas Tax Dept: In its first report on the state of cities and communities, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities says urban areas are better off these days because they now have access to a share of the federal gas tax and because of major federal stimulus spending, according to The Star. The federation wants a fairer tax deal to take some of the municipal burden off the traditional property tax and oTTAWA The country s municipalities say they have made progress in dealing with problems of aging infrastructure and new responsibilities handed off by other governments, but they still get the short end of the revenue stick. But they say a lot of the federal money will dry up 2014. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.