MAYOR MILLER’S BROKEN TAX PROMISE

Presented by

THE TORONTO PARTY

LEADING THE WAYwww.thetorontoparty.com

MAYOR MILLER PROMISED

“In the last three years, we’ve kept property tax increases at a reasonable level in line with inflation and that is my commitment for the next four.”

(Mayor Miller’s inaugural address to City Council, December 5, 2006)

ACTUAL PROPERTY TAX HIKES

2007 2008

Property Tax

Increase

3.8% 3.75%

(projected)

Rate of Inflation

Toronto

1.5%(Globe and Mail)

2.4%(Statistics Canada –

Annual Rate)

Multiplier rate of inflation

2.5 Times the rate of inflation

1.6 Times the rate of inflation

OTHER MILLER TAXES FOR 2008

Municipal Land Transfer Tax – 100% tax increase

Motor Vehicle Registration Tax – 80% tax increase

Water Rate Tax – 9% increase while consumers have conserved at the request of the City

Stealth Garbage Tax and new User Fees

Based on these numbers

and hand in your pocket tax grabs,

MAYOR MILLER

IS A FIBLER