Nanaimo Tax Increases 2018 -2026

 

POINTS TO PONDER

ONE TAXPAYER. ONE POCKET.

Mayor and council are usually questioned about City taxes—but rarely about the RDN and hospital taxes they also help approve.

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From 2018 to 2026, the amount charged in Nanaimo’s major local tax categories increased by approximately:

City of Nanaimo Property Taxes +65%

City User Fees +22%

Water, sewer and garbage

RDN General Assessment +62%

RDN Parks Assessment +64%

RDN Sewer Assessment +53%

Regional Hospital District Assessment +524%

Points to ponder:

Why are incumbents judged only on the City portion of the tax bill when many of them also vote on RDN and hospital-district budgets?

Why are taxpayers rarely shown the combined increase?

When candidates ask for another four years, shouldn’t they account for every tax increase they helped approve?

Figures are rounded and compare the amount charged in 2018 with the amount charged in 2026. The hospital levy is imposed by the Nanaimo Regional Hospital District, not directly by Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.

THEY MAY BE DIFFERENT LINES ON THE TAX BILL—
BUT THEY ALL COME FROM THE SAME POCKET.

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