Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this recently introduced measure was fairly targeted, and it was temporary. This is intended to be for one year only in the face of $300 million in losses to this industry that keeps people employed in the Northwest Territories. But to be clear, Mr. Speaker, what we did was we did not completely wipe out the fact that the mines are going to continue to pay property. They are just paying a bit less. They were, up to this point, other than pipelines, which had the highest mill rate, the mineral resource sector faced the second highest mill rate, significantly many times higher, in fact, than that of the education mill rates in other communities and so we just brought their mill rate down to something that's a little bit closer to what the majority of folks pay. And, again, Mr. Speaker, that is for the coming year only. Thank you.
Caroline Wawzonek on Question 685-20(1): Property Tax Relief for Northwest Territories Workers
In the Legislative Assembly on May 22nd, 2025. See this statement in context.
Question 685-20(1): Property Tax Relief for Northwest Territories Workers
Oral Questions
May 22nd, 2025
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