Municipal and Regional District Tax Imposition - Bylaw 10269 (2021)

Richmond, British Columbia

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6679078 Bylaw 10269 Municipal and Regional District Tax Imposition Bylaw No. 10269 The Council of the City of Richmond enacts as follows: 1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council is hereby requested to issue a regulation under Section 123(1) of the Provincial Sales Tax Act in respect to imposing a tax on accommodation purchased within the whole of the City of Richmond from and including July 1, 2022 to and including June 30, 2027. 2) The tax to be imposed under the provisions of the regulation referred to in Section 1 of this Bylaw is requested to be three percent of the purchase price of the accommodation. 3) Except as provided in Section 4, the purposes for which the amount paid to the City of Richmond out of the revenue collected from the tax to be imposed under the provisions of the regulation referred to in Section 1 of this Bylaw may be expended are: a) tourism marketing, programs and projects; b) sport hosting marketing, programs and projects; and c) destination enhancement initiatives including investments in the operation of tourism attractions; major events; tourism product development; and direct sales. 4) The amounts paid to the City of Richmond out of the revenue collected from the tax imposed on purchases through online accommodation platforms may be expended on affordable housing initiatives. 5) This Bylaw is cited as "Municipal And Regional District Tax Imposition Bylaw No. 10269" and is effective July 1, 2022. FIRST READING SECOND READING THIRD READING ADOPTED MAYOR CORPORATE OFFICER CITY OF RICHMOND APPROVED for content by originating dept. KF APPROVED for legality by Solicitor LB