Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Minister for that information. Yes, it was a $15,000 taxation, but, you know, you add $55,000 to it, it all becomes a $70,000 tax bill, and some of these people are inheriting these from people as their parents or families are passing away. I guess my understanding is that the Government of the Northwest Territories was a collection agency for these municipalities that are not tax-based, but all of a sudden, you know, they are collecting it, and 48 per cent of it is going to school and 52 per cent to the hamlets, which is great, or the municipality. My question, though, is: it's my understanding that this 15 per cent interest rate happening, of non-payment, is actually going to the GNWT and not to the municipality, so can the Minister explain to me why that 15 per cent interest rate is going to the Government of the Northwest Territories?
Shane Thompson 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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