The Nation, Ont. increasing taxes 9.5 per cent [Video]

Residents of The Nation municipality east of Ottawa are being asked to bite the bullet come 2025 as their municipal taxes are set for a steep increase.

The municipality has approved a 9.5 per cent tax levy increase heading into the new year. That will cost the average homeowner an additional $345 on their tax bill.

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The Nation mayor Francis Briere says the municipality is now having to play catch up after years of not keeping up with inflation.

“In eight years, we raised the taxes by 12 per cent,” he tells CTV News.

“I remember I was sitting on council as councillor, and we adopted a 0 per cent budget, and it was with the intentions always of keeping our taxes as low as possible. Looking back, that might not have been the wisest …