Josef Filipowicz - Warman Voice

Municipalities need to rethink tax model

Posted by Josef Filipowicz | Nov 20, 2019

Property tax rates are much higher for businesses than home owners, which can cause serious problems, particularly when the economy falters

Posted by Josef Filipowicz | Oct 27, 2019

Property tax imbalance erodes political accountability, discourages business investment and ultimately hurts employment

Posted by Josef Filipowicz | Feb 26, 2019

That’s a job better left to municipal and provincial governments, which can actually have an impact on supply and demand

Posted by Josef Filipowicz | Sep 3, 2018

Vancouver taxes and spends far more than neighbouring Surrey. But do Vancouverites get value for their greater investment?

Posted by Ken Green | Jun 12, 2018

As centres for jobs, education and innovation, municipalities play an outsized role in Canada’s continued prosperity

Posted by Josef Filipowicz | May 14, 2018

New zoning powers for local governments will only meaningfully affect rental vacancy rates if cities streamline approval processes

Posted by Josef Filipowicz | Apr 18, 2018

Penalizing foreign homebuyers fails to address the fundamental problem: a lack of available houses

Posted by Josef Filipowicz | Mar 14, 2018

Instead of targeting affordable housing, B.C. government should be targeting housing affordability

Posted by The Fraser Institute | Jan 16, 2018

Concerns about density are misplaced – Toronto and Vancouver have plenty of room to grow up and grow more affordable

Posted by Josef Filipowicz | Oct 4, 2017

Incentive packages often include tax breaks on property, income or permit exemptions – and taxpayers pay the freight