Tell Toronto City Hall to Scrap the Land Transfer Tax-Diane Plant

New Poll Shows Continued Strong Public Support For Eliminating Toronto Land Transfer Tax
TORONTO – June 14, 2013 - With the City of Toronto’s Executive Committee expected to review a City staff report on options for phasing out t...he Toronto Land Transfer Tax in coming weeks, a new poll is showing strong public support for eliminating this tax.
“The public continues to feel strongly that the Land Transfer Tax should be scrapped. Torontonians know that the land transfer tax is bad for our City, and they want City Council to follow through on commitments to phase it out,” said Ann Hannah, President of the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB).
The poll was conducted by Ipsos Reid, between May 10, 2013 and May 22, 2013, and found that,
• Two-thirds (65%) of Torontonians support plans to eliminate the Toronto Land Transfer Tax;

• Support for eliminating the land transfer tax with a gradual phase-out approach, as suggested by Mayor Ford, is strong (65%);

• 90% of recent home buyers feel that they received little or no added value in municipal services for the Land Transfer Tax that they paid to the City;

• 74% of home buyers in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area say they are more likely to purchase a home outside of Toronto specifically because of the Toronto Land Transfer Tax;

• 65% of home buyers who currently live in Toronto say they are more likely to leave Toronto, when they purchase their next home, specifically because of the Toronto Land Transfer Tax;

“The Land Transfer Tax has hurt Toronto for long enough. We have been speaking out against this tax for some time and we will keep doing so until City Council takes action. We’re proud of our efforts to stand up for the public and inform them on this issue, and we will keep doing so. The public expects action on this unfair tax before the next municipal election,” said Von Palmer, Chief Government and Public Affairs Officer for TREB.

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