Vaughn Palmer: James offloads municipal tax challenge that could bite back

VICTORIA — Finance Minister Carole James has zero sympathy for local governments hit by the new employer health tax, saying mayors and councillors should figure out for themselves how to cover any extra costs from the two per cent levy on their payrolls.
“They aren’t going to get any relief,” James told reporters Monday when asked about a Union of B.C. Municipalities report that warned many local governments will cut services or increase property taxes to meet the additio