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Last night Gregor Robertson defended Development Charge increases when he was Mayor saying “when market housing is selling at those rates, we may as well take some of that back into the public purse” He now has to get deals for 50% cuts to DCs Does he believe DCs... show more
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This isn’t an academic question - it is government policy that DCs need to fall to lower the cost of Housing Gregor Robertson seems to be implying that house prices are what they are, and all that matters is how much money goes into Developers’ pocket versus the city’s

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Development charges pay for new infrastructure to support new housing. If the new homebuyer doesn't pay for this then who? Expecting municipal councils to raise property taxes to subsidize new infrastructure for new homebuyers is not realistic. #cdnpoli

We need to have a mandatory ECON 101 exam for all MPs. This new housing minister would have been screened out before he became a disaster.

Hate to say it but this guy seems like a bad choice.

"The other countries will pay the tariffs" but maplely.

@EricDLombardi

To understand the effect of development charges, we need to understand tax incidence. S = supply of land. Because landowners have different reservation prices, this is not vertical (inelastic). At lower prices, landowners pull out of the market.

Govt shouldn’t try to make back more money from DC’s. That the value of the premises on the property increases doesn’t make the infrastructure more valuable. The cost of the sewers, electrical and other services to the property do not appreciate in value. There4 DC’s shouldn’t.

