Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says at least one staff member involved in the “fatally flawed” plan to implement a vacant home tax is no longer on the job.
Person responsible for vacant home tax rollout no longer with city, Chow says as she vows to fix the program
Thousands of people who live in their homes were shocked to receive a bill for thousands of dollars this year, prompting long lineups of confused and distraught residents at city hall. She said the program failed to take into account people who are set up for automatic withdrawal and don't necessarily read their tax bills each year, people who don't speak English, snowbirds, and other people who may not have seen the notice telling them that they have to fill out a declaration.
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