Toronto Exploring New Taxes, Parking Levy to Tackle Budget Deficit

Toronto Exploring New Taxes, Parking Levy to Tackle Budget Deficit
City Hall is illuminated at night in downtown Toronto on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The Canadian Press/Arlyn McAdorey
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Officials in Toronto are proposing several measures to tackle the budget crisis facing Canada’s largest city, including raising the land-transfer tax on high-value homes, increasing the vacant homes tax from one to three percent, and a new commercial parking levy.

A new report from Toronto’s city manager and the interim chief financial officer and treasurer says the city is facing a combined operating and capital pressure of $46.5 billion in its budget over the next decade.