Education taxes are collected through property taxes in Manitoba, which means cottage owners pay twice.
Members of the Manitoba Association of Cottage Owners will camp out at the legislature this evening to protest the double taxation.
The annual rally begins at 7 p.m.
MACO also notes that cottage owners can’t vote in school board elections for their second property, despite paying the local education taxes.
The group has been protesting the school tax system since MACO was founded in the early ’90s.
MACO is also part of the Manitoba Education Financing Coalition behind letspayfair.com — arguing that school taxes should be removed from property taxes completely.
Back on Aug. 31, the provincial Tories promised to allow cottage owners to claim the $700 education property tax credit if elected Oct. 4. So far no other parties have weighed in on the issue this election.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/09/15/cottage-owners-tell-school-taxes-to-take-a-hike
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