3月23日大温地区市长联席会议上,已经有很多市长向BC省长呼吁,请省府出面干预疫情期间的租客驱逐问题,并请省府出台房产税延期的政策。
Metro Vancouver mayors are calling on the province to prohibit evictions, defer provincial property taxes and provide grants to municipalities to help cities weather the financial pain of COVID-19. https://t.co/2FzeXS6ocU
— CTV News Vancouver (@CTVVancouver) March 24, 2020
大温市长的呼声,只得到了一半的回应:省府宣布BC省紧急状态期间,暂停所有驱逐租客的行为。
To support people during the COVID-19 emergency, we钬檙e halting evictions, freezing rent, and offering a new rental supplement that will provide renters up to $500 a month and ensure landlords continue to receive some rental income.
Learn more: https://t.co/kjUQsYyCXX #COVIDBC pic.twitter.com/TKufAlnEQK
— BC Government News (@BCGovNews) March 25, 2020
其实,讲真,虽然省府要给那些房东补贴$500元,用于针对拥有租客交不起房租、又受制于省府暂停驱逐令的局面,但是申请条件中还包括将提供租客的失业证明、或是患病证明等相关文件。
对于原本大温几千块的房租来说,房东的损失可远远不止500元啊……难怪有网友戏称,这是省府让房东都开福利院
而对于房产税延期,省长贺谨和BC省住房部长Selina Robinson则没有提及。
目前尚不清楚安省哪些城市将利用该计划,但省府官员表示,多伦多市已经在进行房产税延期工作。
也有该省房价最高的城市奥克维尔市民在推特上喊话,该市市长,请立即执行!
Hey, Oakville Mayor Rob Burton, are you listening? We need this program to be implemented also now!
Property Tax Relief Coming For Ontario Homeowners, Temporarily.https://t.co/PtUqlaudVu
— Colin& Gord Brennan (@ColinB75) March 26, 2020
其实,温哥华市政府已经早在上周提出,将允许房产税延期60天缴纳。而BC省其他市政则要仰仗于各自的财政经费来做出决定,省府没支持,只能靠各市政自己想办法。
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart announced new measures Friday, including an order to ban dine-in service at restaurants and a 60-day grace period for property tax payments. https://t.co/OIouKU61Vo
— Global BC (@GlobalBC) March 20, 2020
对此,温哥华隔壁的本拿比市民表示很羡慕……
此外,安省还在疫情期间宣布,自3月24日起,下调电费45天,所有电费都按阶梯电价的最低价收取。
3月24日,BC电力公司 BC Hydro表示将采取辅助措施,允许民众延期缴纳电费60天,至于阶梯电价,只字未提。
然而事实上,疫情爆发,让很多人突然回到家中,如果按照阶梯电价来计算,电费肯定要超标,很多超出部分都将按照更高的电价来缴费。
但是可怜的BC民众好像没啥选择,难怪网友气愤的说,请效仿安省的做法!
3月23日大温地区市长联席会议上,已经有很多市长向BC省长呼吁,请省府出面干预疫情期间的租客驱逐问题,并请省府出台房产税延期的政策。
Metro Vancouver mayors are calling on the province to prohibit evictions, defer provincial property taxes and provide grants to municipalities to help cities weather the financial pain of COVID-19. https://t.co/2FzeXS6ocU
— CTV News Vancouver (@CTVVancouver) March 24, 2020
大温市长的呼声,只得到了一半的回应:省府宣布BC省紧急状态期间,暂停所有驱逐租客的行为。
To support people during the COVID-19 emergency, we钬檙e halting evictions, freezing rent, and offering a new rental supplement that will provide renters up to $500 a month and ensure landlords continue to receive some rental income.
Learn more: https://t.co/kjUQsYyCXX #COVIDBC pic.twitter.com/TKufAlnEQK
— BC Government News (@BCGovNews) March 25, 2020
其实,讲真,虽然省府要给那些房东补贴$500元,用于针对拥有租客交不起房租、又受制于省府暂停驱逐令的局面,但是申请条件中还包括将提供租客的失业证明、或是患病证明等相关文件。
对于原本大温几千块的房租来说,房东的损失可远远不止500元啊……难怪有网友戏称,这是省府让房东都开福利院
而对于房产税延期,省长贺谨和BC省住房部长Selina Robinson则没有提及。