A joint meeting of the Finance and Corporate Services and Planning and Housing committees has voted to approve a plan that would strengthen the city's Vacant Unit Tax.
A tablet showing the vacant unit tax declaration page on the city of Ottawa's website. A joint meeting of the Finance and Corporate Services and Planning and Housing committees has voted to approve a plan that would strengthen the city's Vacant Unit Tax.
Staff say adding a graduated tax rate would generate up to $4 million of additional revenue. The first full year of taxation on vacant properties raised $12.6 million in revenue, with $10.3 million being allocated to the city's housing long-range financial plan. It cost $2.28 million to administer the VUT program in its first year.
The vote on strengthening the VUT passed 15 to 2, with councillors Laura Dudas and Riley Brockington voting against. Councillors Matt Luloff, Clarke Kelly and George Darouze dissented against adding more properties to the rolls and adding the graduated taxation. Wilson Lo also dissented against adding graduated taxation.
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