While a new property assessment roll will come into force on January 1, 2025 and the value of buildings in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is exploding, the City adopted a budget Monday evening which provides for an average increase of nearly 8 .3% of municipal taxes.
If an increase in the value of buildings of 42% was publicized this fall, this increase ultimately amounts to 46%. Standardized land wealth increases from 584 to 802 million dollars. It’s a leap we’ve never experienced before
observes Mayor Simon Deschênes, who partly attributes this situation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The value of an average residence increased from a little more than $146,000 in 2024 to nearly $201,000 in 2025 following the assessment role developed by the firm Servitech, which is based on real estate transactions of last three years.
People bought houses at high prices. This has repercussions across the entire territory.
Mayor Deschênes also requested a list of transactions that were carried out during this reference period. There are properties that were sold at 200% of their value, lands that were sold at 500% of their value and others at 65%.
lists the chosen one.
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Simon Deschênes admits that the 2025 budget was not easy to develop. He nevertheless believes that the financial year is a fair and responsible one. (Archive photo)
Photo: - / Jean-François Deschênes
In order to compensate for this overall increase in the value of buildings, the municipal council opted for a marked reduction in the tax rate, which went from $1.21 per $100 of assessment to $0.98. If we had not changed the tax rate, the bills would have really exploded and would have been passed on to taxpayers. It really wasn’t our will
comments Mayor Deschênes.
Despite this drop, owners of an average home costing around $201,000 will still have to pay $208 more in taxes than in 2024.
We’re not happy about it, that’s obvious. On the other hand, I believe that we have sound management and great rigor. We don’t splurge on our spending, we are still very careful. That said, we can’t bury our heads in the sand either.
The commercial tax rate also shows a notable drop; it will go from $2.21 per $100 of valuation to $1.98. The City thus wishes to avoid being an obstacle to development as well as to entrepreneurial succession. For Mr. Deschênes, it is a way of sending a message clair
support for the Annemont business community.
The mayor of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts argued, already in October, that the development of the 2025 budget would constitute a delicate exercise due to the new evaluation role. The finance department had also been mandated to evaluate the effects of different scenarios on the taxes imposed on taxpayers.
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The City of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (Archive photo)
Photo: - / Jean-Francois Deschênes
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts has also decided to allocate $200,000 from its accumulated surplus in order to limit the repercussions of the new budget on taxpayers. Certain expenses have also increased, notably the contributions to be paid to the MRC of La Haute-Gaspésie and costs related to Sûreté du Québec services, up 4.5%.
The municipal administration has adopted a three-year capital expenditure program amounting to $21 million for the period between 2025 and 2027. Simon Deschênes believes that it is necessary to maintain investments. We won’t stop getting the town of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts fired either.
he concludes.
