Winnipeg Condo Owners Ask For Tax Breaks

A Group of Winnipeg Condo Owners has asked for a Tax Break on their units. The report from earlier today states that taxes on condos contributes to urban sprawl.


A lobby group for Winnipeg condominium owners is demanding a break on property taxes.

Paul Hesse of the Property Tax Committee of the Canadian Condominium Institute says condominiums in multi-unit buildings use fewer services, but owners pay property taxes on par with owners of detached homes.

His argument is that condominiums are more efficient to service than a single dwelling.
"Let's talk about the garbage," he said. "If you have 50 detached houses you have to make 50 pickups. If you have a condominium building, the city does only one pickup."
Hesse said the high taxes on condos contribute to urban sprawl