04-21-2009, 09:31 AM
tetters Wrote:Well...
I can hardly say I blame them. With the way the The City of Toronto is taxing everyone or seemingly charging a fee for just about everything these days, I'm not surprised that more news like this doesn't come about more often. :|
The Toronto tax-man has a long arm, too. I was recently in St. Catharines (about 65 miles from Toronto) to renew my driver's license. The was a posted notice that all drivers with a Toronto address would still be subject to the latest surcharge from the City of Toronto when purchasing the renewal stickers for their license plates. They call it a "registration fee", and it is $60.00 annually - this is on top of the Provincial charge of $74.00 for the plate renewal stickers. In my opinion, the Mayor of Toronto and many of the Council members are out of control - the City already gets a disproportionate amount of money from Provincial coffers, and yet can't seem to offer budgets that reflect the current economic climate with which many citizens are faced.
Wayne