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Tax Coalition wants roll-back The Taxpayers Milition of Victoria County has delivered a blunt message to municipalities and school boards. The Coalition wants a nine per cent decrease in property taxes in 1993. Property owners are still seeing red over the huge tax hikes in 1992 by Victoria County Council and School Board and they will go "ballistic" in 1993 if taxes go up by even a penny, according to Coalition president Doug Hindson. "There is growing disbelief and anger by taxpayers who see government spending and taxes going up, while the incomes of those footing the bills have been going in the opposite direction," he said last week. He went on to say that some ratepayers in Victoria County have told him they have reached the point where they are trying to sell at fire sale prices, and others, who are even more discouraged, a saying the municipality m as well come and seize their properties. Hiledon said that over the past decade, property taxes have risen some 200 per cent. 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In better words, they are going to have to show leadership by living within their means, just like the rest of us," said Hindson. If this blunt message is ignored, he predicts tax arrears, already serious, will reach the critical stage. And the inability to pay may push some municipalities to the brink of bankruptcy. He also said credit ratings for the County and School Board will be cut and property values all over the County will be further depressed. Rediscovered Treasures, a store o specializing In new and used ladles clothing, shoes, Jewellery, purses and accessories, held It's official opening on Saturday at 52 Water Street. Snipping the ribbon to mark the occasion are from left Cassandra Steadman, Chris Daniiko, owner JoAnne Steadman, Scugog regional counsilior Yvonne Christie and design consultant Bonnle Banks. Rediscovered Treasures will take clothing on assignment, but call JoAnne at 985-9563 ahead of time. Lottery sales climbing Here's one business that seems to be immune to the recession. The Ontario Lottery Corporation reports sales climbed by $565.56 million last year to just over $1.4 biflon. The total pay-out in prizes was $674 million, that's an increase of $34.2 million. "The sales increase was OLC's largest i in the last five years," said president lap ¢ Niel J in a stat last week. The only bad news in an otherwise rosy picture for the Lottery Corp. was the fact profits dipped by $9.6 million. Still, even with that decline, the profit margin last year was a healthy $458 million. Officials said the decline in profits by $9 million was mostly attributable to the fact the Lottery Corp. absorbs the cost of the federal Goods and Services Tax, rather than add it on the price of the tickets. All profits from the lottery tickets in Ontario wind up in the general budget for the provincial government. 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