Mammoliti Pledges No Property Tax For Low-Income Seniors If He’s Elected

Toronto City Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti has promised the city’s low-income seniors they will pay no more property taxes if he’s elected mayor.

The candidate made his “very important platform pledge” to seniors at the Columbus Centre on Tuesday afternoon. He said the move would keep them out of retirement homes and also allow them to live with their families – who, if caring for a senior, would stand to receive a $10,000 annual allowance.

Mammoliti also promised residential and commercial property owners a five per cent drop in tax, an amount he says equals $135 million.

He proposed covering the cost with cuts at city hall, a Toronto-based lottery and raising boat club rent fees from 7 cents per square foot to $1 per square foot.

“We need to rethink the way Toronto does business. Torontonians are being unfairly taxed by a municipal government that refuses to seek alternative options to alleviate rising taxes incurred by the residents of Toronto,” Mammoliti said.

“Seniors have paid enough property taxes. It’s time we repay them and allow them to live their lives comfortably and with dignity in their own homes.”

In the past, Mammoliti has made a case for red light districts and calling in the army to fight the city’s gangs. Earlier this month, he cited “God’s law” in his argument against allowing shopping on statutory holidays.

Mammoliti is one of a group of six front-runners in the mayoral race which includes Rob Ford, Joe Pantalone, Rocco Rossi, George Smitherman, and Sarah Thomson.

The election takes place October 25th.

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