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Langley councillor looks to strip tax breaks from churches defying COVID-19 health orders
COVID-19 pandemic should qualify for certain tax breaks.Kim Richter brought a notice of motion forward to council Monday night asking that churches applying for Permissive Tax Exemptions for 2022 must prove they weren’t given a fine for defying public health orders.“The way it will work is, when these organizations come to apply for the tax exemption, we can see if the organization was given any fines during the public health order,” said Richter. Langley, B.C., church fined for violating COVID-19 restrictions Current B.C.