Bill 63 explained in plain English
Taxpayer Protection Amendment Act, 2012
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 63 amends the Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999, to extend tax increase and new tax authority restrictions to bills amending these rules, removes a municipal exemption, and clarifies conditions for referendum waivers on amendments to the Act itself.
Bill 63, the Taxpayer Protection Amendment Act, 2012, proposes to amend the Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999. It aims to extend restrictions on introducing government bills that increase taxes or grant new taxing authority to include bills that amend these very restrictions. It also removes an exemption that allowed municipalities to be exempted from certain referendum requirements when gaining authority to levy new taxes. The bill specifies conditions under which a referendum would not be required for amendments to the Taxpayer Protection Act itself.
- Amends the Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999.
- Extends restrictions on introducing government bills concerning tax increases or new taxing authority to also apply to bills that amend the Taxpayer Protection Act.
- Removes an existing exemption related to municipalities' authority to levy new taxes.
- Establishes conditions under which a referendum is not required for amendments to the Taxpayer Protection Act.
- Members of the Executive Council (Ontario government ministers)
- The Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Municipalities
- The Crown (in right of Ontario)
- Persons or bodies that might be granted tax authority
- The Chief Electoral Officer
- Members of the Executive Council must not include certain tax-related provisions in bills without meeting referendum requirements.
- A referendum is not required for certain amendments to the Taxpayer Protection Act if specific conditions are met.
- This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill affects the process and requirements for introducing legislation that increases taxes or grants new taxing authority.
- The bill removes an exemption related to municipalities' authority to levy new taxes.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes a 'designated tax statute'.
- The specific conditions under which a referendum is required for amending the Taxpayer Protection Act are outlined, but the process and details of holding such a referendum are not provided within this bill text, other than referring to the 'Taxpayer Protection Act'.
- The bill does not specify what happens if the conditions for the referendum waiver (outlined in new section 4(9)) are not met.
- The bill does not specify the exact nature of the 'authority to tax' that is being restricted.
The bill makes changes to the existing Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999, specifically concerning the conditions under which tax increases or new tax authorities can be introduced via government bills, and the requirements for referendums.
Source: Title of the bill, Explanatory Note, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4
Adds a new subsection (8) that restricts members of the Executive Council from including provisions in a bill that amend the Taxpayer Protection Act to allow for certain tax-related provisions or to remove designated tax statutes, unless a referendum is held and authorizes the amendment.
Source: Section 1
Adds a new subsection (4) that restricts members of the Executive Council from including provisions in a bill that amend the Taxpayer Protection Act to grant certain tax authorities to others (besides the Crown or Executive Council members), unless a referendum is held and authorizes the amendment.
Source: Section 2
Removes this section of the Act.
Source: Section 3
Replaces clauses (c) and (d) of subsection 4 (1). Clause (c) now states a restriction on giving taxing authority to persons or bodies other than the Crown or a member of the Executive Council. Clause (d) now refers to a restriction on a member of the Executive Council introducing a bill that amends the Taxpayer Protection Act as described in new subsections 2 (8) or 3 (4).
Source: Section 4 (1)
Adds a new subsection (9) that outlines conditions under which a referendum is not required for amendments to the Act described in new subsections 2 (8) or 3 (4). These conditions involve a statement given to the Chief Electoral Officer, the Officer's opinion on compliance, and the party that gave the statement forming the government after an election.
Source: Section 4 (2)
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