Where do my tax dollars go?

Have you ever wondered where your money goes when you pay property taxes? Here at the Municipality of North Perth, we often get asked this question.

To begin to answer it, it's important to know that the amount on your North Perth tax bill doesn't only

include taxes levied by the Municipality, but also the County of Perth and the Province for local school boards. For example, for every residential tax dollar received by North Perth in 2018, about 59 cents was kept by the Municipality, 21 cents was transferred to Perth County and 20 cents was transferred to local school boards.

What services do you receive from the County and school boards for your taxes? Perth County provides many services to North Perth, such as Economic Development, Tourism, Forestry, Land Use Planning, Public Health, Paramedic Services, Emergency Management, County Roads and Bridges, etc.

Based on your School SUpport designation, the education taxes you pay go towards the local public school boards (English or French) or Catholic school boards (English or French).

The portion of your tax bill that is kept by North Perth is then distributed amongst our Departments and the multiple services we provide.