Tell the Truth About the Tax Bill
You deserve the real number on your tax bill every year, not a slogan.
The Brampton Board of Trade calculates the true year-over-year increase for the average homeowner at roughly 3.9%, against the city's '0% + levy' framing.
Source: bramptonbot.comTotal property-tax revenue is rising from $630.5M to $659.0M, a 4.5% increase.
Source: bramptonbot.comBrampton's per-capita levy ($1,516) is genuinely among the GTA's lowest ($1,819 average), the issue is honesty about the total bill, not the rate alone.
Source: bramptonbot.com
Publish the Real Bill Report, the true all-in change on the average home, city and region and levies together, every budget year, in plain language, in five languages.
The Region and the school boards set most of the rest of your bill, you get the whole picture, and a mayor who fights cost pressure at the regional table too, in public.
No fantasy tax cuts funded by debt, deferred repairs, or shifted charges. If a saving isn't real and recurring, it doesn't count, and we'll show our math.
Publish the first Real Bill Report within 60 days of taking office.