Whether we average residential property owners realize it or not, that restrictive relationship between residential and non-residential tax rates in NB is costing us money.
It’s taken them over a week, but there’s finally been some talk about our very broken property assessment and tax system in the 2024 New Brunswick election campaign.
“We came with our suitcases, our hope, and our credit cards,” was how community activist, Yuliia Kondtratska put it.
A piece done by Global News on March 21 of this year, entitled, “Some N.B. municipalities angered by extra property tax pamphlet, Union says” cries out for a response.
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Everyone has “one of those days” at work from time to time and driving a motorcoach with more than 50 seats can present its own set of challenges in that regard.
If the property owner still does not agree with the decision, he/she has the right to appeal to the Assessment and Planning Appeal Board.
At first glance, tax agents look to be playing a critical role in challenging property assessments, thereby keeping taxes in check.
The most outdated, unfair, and broken part of the assessment and taxation system in NB is the Real Property Tax Act, particularly that portion that essentially enshrines tax rates for the provincial amount of taxes.
