A Halifax councillor is not giving up on extending property tax relief to businesses destroyed by this spring’s wildfires — despite the view of municipal staff that commercial property tax concessions cannot be made due to provincial legislation. A Halifax Regional Municipality report on the motion from Coun. Pam Lovelace says commercial property tax reductions are prohibited by the municipality’s charter. Staff also say a provision in the charter allowing a tax reduction for properties damaged by fire does not explicitly mention commercial properties. In August, a spokesperson for the Department of Municipal Affairs said HRM could grant affected businesses tax relief without the province
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