“Ceasefire?” Trump, Putin, and the selling out of Ukraine
I asked one of my contacts in Ukraine how he/she sees this so-called “ceasefire” discussion between Putin and Trump.
Residential vs. Non-residential tax rates: The forced link between the two is costing you money
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.
Tax agents: Battling those big, bad assessors on behalf of the little guy?
At first glance, tax agents appear to play a critical role in challenging property assessments in New Brunswick, thereby keeping taxes in check. But do they?
With no revenue neutrality, New Brunswick “fails to meet the test of open and transparent property taxation”
What exactly is revenue neutrality and how does it apply to the property assessment and taxation system in New Brunswick? Answer: it doesn’t. And it’s costing us all a lot of money.
Municipal budgets: About those “tax rate cuts”…
What people really want to know is: 1) how much more is the government’s budget this year and on what is it spending money? and 2) how much more tax will I have to pay this year than I did last year?