New Mill Rate = High Taxes

By Ben Meisner

The Prince George residential tax mill rate has been finalized at 16.99 per 1000 thousand of assessment. That compares with for example Vancouver at 5.98, Terrace at 15.83, Ft St John 12.16, Quesnel 14.28, Kamloops at 13.18 and Dawson Creek at 13.47; Prince Rupert, which in addition to being stuck with a 2 million dollar tax bill when the local pulp mill went broke and failed to pay its taxes, was the only city surveyed that had a higher mill rate of 19.58, down from last year as they pay off the loss of the Mill revenue. Prince Rupert however does not have a Casino and subsequently does not receive any gaming revenue.

So if you own at home assessed at $180,000 here’s what you’ll pay in residential taxes for each city:

Vancouver               $1,076.40
Terrace                    $2,849.40
Ft St John                $2,188.00
Quesnel                   $2,570.40
Dawson Creek         $2,424.60
Kamloops                $2,372.40
Prince George        $3,058.20
Prince Rupert           $3,524.40

Out of eight cities that we polled, we have the distinction of being the most heavily taxed, if you factored out the huge loss that Prince Rupert faced with its Pulp mill tax loss due to bankruptcy, we would be number one.

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