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On Sunday, Attorney-Genera David Eby faced hoards of angry homeowners at a town hall, upset over the NDP’s proposed school tax hike.

The tax hike would see the government collect an additional 0.2 per cent tax on homes assessed at more than $3 million and 0.4 per cent on homes over $4 million. The NDP has said it hopes to raise $250 million over the next three years for government programs, schools and seismic upgrades.

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Many homeowners, however, say the tax would ruin their quality of life or dig into their pensions. The option to defer the tax is also unpopular. Meanwhile, Eby points out the tax is “a fraction of a fraction of the appreciation level of these homes.”

Read reporter Cheryl Chan’s full story here.