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School Financing
Government plan to normalize school taxation rates

THE QUEBEC ENGLISH SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION IS

PLEASED

The Quebec English School Boards school boards across the province, has been closely.
Association (QESBA) is pleased with the gov- deposited. The proposal calls for regional tax-
ernment plan to normalize regional school ation, which is exactly what QESBA has been There are no changes for the
taxation rates. The plan will provide a long- advocating. The Minister of Education, five Montréal island Boards in
awaited reprieve to our minority community, Sébastien Proulx, and the Minister of Finance, the collection of their school
maintain financ ing levels to school Carlos Leitão, listened to our community and taxes. The comité de gestion des
boards, and respects the role of school board our concerns and have responded appropri- taxes scolaires will continue to
ately,” said QESBA President Jennifer collect the school taxes for the
Councils to manage and control taxation.
Maccarone. EMSB, LBPSB, CSDM, CSMB and
CSPI.n
An issue of paramount concern to QESBA
The proposal calls for the lowest tax rate in
and member boards for years, the inequitable
any administrative region to be adopted
school tax dossier has been a source great dif-
across the school board network in that terri-
ficulty for the English-language education
tory. “The fact that the responsibility for local
sector, for our parents, and for our communi-
taxation will reside with school boards and
ties. Until now school boards have been given
Councils, is testament to the fact that this
limited powers to collect taxes from property
government is taking steps to support local
owners to supplement government alloca-
democracy, and our community. Management
tions. With eroding tax bases, and the aboli-
and control of our institutions is a right we
tion of equalization grants by the previous
hold dear, and this positive change to our tax
government, the inequity between tax rev-
model will allow us to continue to respect the
enues meant in large part it cost more for an
rights of our community,” concluded
English education, thereby penalizing our
President, Jennifer Maccarone.
community.
QESBA looks forward to the deposit of the
“Our network is extremely pleased that a
draft legislation to examine the details more
viable solution to all, English and French
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