Tax Timing Stupidity

The second installment of Brantford property taxes is due this Wednesday. Seniors will receive their CPP payments on Thursday. That means that not only are we paying in advance for city services, such as they are, but that seniors will have had to make their tax payments for the first half of the year from only three months of CPP payments and with only one CPP cheque since the last installment was made. I don't know why the City can't be like the county and have taxes due on the last day of the month when others get paid as well. But then, of course, these matters don't affect the Sunshine Club at City Hall, so why should they worry about the mere taxpayer.