School tax bill hits like Christmas in July

School tax bill hits like Christmas in July
(Photo : Matthew McCully)

By Matthew McCully – Property owners who pay school taxes to the Eastern Townships School Board are enjoying a dramatic decrease in their bills this year, thanks to Bill 166, passed in the National Assembly in March.
The goal of the bill is to ease the burden on taxpayers and eliminate inequity caused by different tax rates within a given region. See full story in the Thursday, July 19 edition of The Record.

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