WHEREAS cell phone service providers do not pay a one percent payment in lieu of taxes to municipalities in accordance with section 353 of the Local Government Act; AND WHEREAS all companies that provide a service within local governments should be treated equally and requisitioned for payment in lieu of taxes: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM lobby the provincial government to implement a funding formula for cell phone providers to pay to local governments in lieu of taxes.
Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Application of the one percent tax in section 353 of the Local Government Act to cell phone companies has not previously been considered by government. It will be discussed and reviewed with the Ministry of Finance which has responsibility for tax policy.