Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Reductions for Fire Protection Services - St. John's & Corner Brook
BACKGROUNDER

• The Province has, for quite some time, adopted the practice of providing a "grant-in-lieu" of taxes to both municipalities, in recognition of the presence, in both municipalities, of a significant amount of Provincial facilities.
• Due to severe financial restraints, government is unable to reimburse the cities at the 15% level.
• The payment to the City of St. John's for 1996 will be $1,550,318 which is a reduction of $400,000.
• The payment to the City of Corner Brook for 1996 will be $397,560 which is a reduction of $100,000.