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Who in Victoria got a tax decrease?

Add my name to the long list of Victoria homeowners who are irate over the outrageous hike in property taxes. So far I haven’t spoken to anyone who received a measly four per cent increase.

Add my name to the long list of Victoria homeowners who are irate over the outrageous hike in property taxes. So far I haven’t spoken to anyone who received a measly four per cent increase.

My increase was more than 15 per cent, and yes, the assessed value of my condo did increase, supposedly based on sales values in my area. My area could be described as condo central — there are hundreds of units within a few blocks. Presumably, they all had assessment increases and resulting tax increases.

My question to Victoria city council: If the average increase was four per cent and so many of us had increases in the double digits, who benefited by receiving offsetting tax decreases?

I might not know who I’m voting for in the upcoming civic election, but I definitely know who I’m not voting for.

Pat Jackson

Victoria