Places of Public Worship Tax Exemptions

Whereas philanthropic organizations in each community provide different levels of service and public benefit that each local government may wish to recognize; And whereas matters of worship are highly personal, and the financial obligations of places of public worship should only be shared among the citizens and taxpayers in a community with the consent of the local government body; Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Provincial Government to amend the Community Charter to move the tax exemption places of public worship from statutory Section 220 1 h, to permissive Section 24 2.