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ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
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07-05-2019, 01:16 PM
(07-05-2019, 12:48 PM)embe Wrote:
(07-04-2019, 10:54 PM)Bob_McBob Wrote: It matters to the people who say it because they believe students don't pay any taxes and are getting a massive free ride from actual taxpayers. ...

Last time I checked taxes are paid on just about every purchase in Ontario.  Do students get some sort of exemption?

Students will tend to pay little to no income tax. They will pay HST the same as everyone else. And contrary to many people's perception, they (indirectly) pay property taxes -- which are used to fund transit -- the same as any other tenant of a rental apartment or house. (Possible exception: I don't know whether university-owned residences are exempt from property taxes.)
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RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit - by tomh009 - 07-05-2019, 01:16 PM
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