I am not sure what type of consultation they had in 1988 as far as the mill rates go. The Member mentioned the interest rate of 15 per cent, and I believe he mentioned in his Member's statement that there was one outstanding tax of, I think it was, $50,000 plus interest; or I am not sure if that included interest, but plus interest would have come out to about $100,000. We do not want to see anybody get that far in debt to the Government of the Northwest Territories. That is why we encourage people to try pay their property taxes. If you look territory-wide, we have about $9.7 million in outstanding taxes that should be coming to the Government of the Northwest Territories so we can in turn reinvest that money into providing services. That is why we continue to encourage people to enter into repayment plans or try to make sure that their taxes up to date, because, $50,000 taxes, that would be like not paying your taxes for about 20, 25 years.
Robert C. McLeod on Question 303-18(3): Taxation in Fort Liard
In the Legislative Assembly on May 28th, 2018. See this statement in context.
Question 303-18(3): Taxation in Fort Liard
Oral Questions
May 28th, 2018
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