Montréal,  On November 30, Ville de Montréal presented its 2012 budget. For the City as a whole, the increase in overall taxation is 3%. Taxpayers in LaSalle’s residential sector will see their tax bill rise 3.36%. This percentage will be slightly different from one property to another, however, based on the property assessment. Half of LaSalle’s homeowners will therefore see their tax bill go up between 2.5 and 5%, while the tax bill of over one quarter of them will be under 2.5%, and some will be even less than last year.

“Not counting the tax on services, which accounts for only 0.46% of the increase, overall taxes in LaSalle are up less than the Montréal average, with 2.41% for LaSalle and 2.5% for Montréal as a whole,” pointed out Mayor Manon Barbe. “The freeze on the tax on services for the past three years is helping to limit the pressure on homeowners, while making it possible for us to offer high-quality proximity services.” Half of Montréal’s boroughs now resort to a local tax.

Property tax rate and service charges
In 2012, the property tax rate will be 0.9472 in LaSalle, for every $100 of assessment, for all residential buildings with less than 6 housing units. The rate of 1.0240, which is marked in the budget documents, is indicated for comparison purposes and takes into account both the water and household waste tax, which are in fact billed separately to all LaSalle households, including tenants. This rate nevertheless makes it possible to equitably compare all boroughs’ taxes. The water tax billed to LaSalle homeowners and tenants will amount to $40 per housing unit, and the household waste tax, also billed to each household, will be $100. These are the same rates as in 2011.

Non-residential sector
In 2012, the overall tax increase will be 3.16% for LaSalle’s non-residential sector (with the average being 3%). The property tax rate will be 3.7871 per $100 of assessment.  Owners of non-residential buildings in LaSalle are benefiting from one of the lowest cumulative average tax rates in the City as a whole.

Source: Borough of LaSalle