Tax Restrictions for the Municipal and Regional District Tax Program

Whereas local governments collect taxes through the Municipal and Regional District Tax Program MRDT; And whereas the current restrictions on what this money can be spent on are restrictive: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province to investigate expanding the eligible expenditures of the funds collected through the Municipal and Regional District Tax Program, to allow each local government to have a larger say in what projects these funds should go towards to directly support their community and impacts of tourism, allowing for better long term planning and the ability to adapt the funds to the specific needs of the community it serves.