Consumption Survey Results
Consumption of Tax-supported Municipal Services studies have been commissioned by the City of Vancouver in 1995 (KPMG) and again in 2006 (MMK). The goal was to look at the amount of city services consumed and paid for by residential and by commercial properties.
The 1995 study results substantiated what businesses were saying at the time: residential properties were being subsidized by commercial properties for the amount of city services residents consumed.
This finding was confirmed by the 2006 study, which also showed that more residential properties are consuming more city services but paying about the same as they did in 1995. Non-residential properties were consuming less, but paying a greater amount of the share.
For example, the study stated Vancouver residents used $388 million in city services in 2006, but the city collected just $217 million for these services through residential property taxes.
By contrast, Vancouver businesses used $111 million, but paid $292 million through property taxes.
The report also stated that costs for services have remained the same for residential property owners since 1995.
- Residents pay $0.56 for each dollar of city services used.
- Businesses pay $2.42 for each dollar of services used, up from $2.09 in 1995.
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