Irwin Borough property owners will pay about 15% more in real estate taxes next year.
The 2021 budget of $4.79 million raises taxes three mills.
Irwin Council approved the budget Wednesday, which raises the tax rate from 20 mills to 23 mills.
Two of the three additional mills will be devoted to the general fund, while one mill will be designated as a fire tax, with the revenue allocated to the Irwin Volunteer Fire Department for capital expenditures.
Justin Mochar, Irwin fire chief, has said the fire department wants to build a new fire hall within the next two years.
Councilwoman Gail Macioce was the only member who voted against the spending plan. Following the meeting, Macioce said she did not believe the residents should have to pay additional property taxes “in light of everything that was the is going on.”
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Christy Ciarimboli of Greensburg, a client in the Westmoreland County Blind Association’s adult training program, colors to improve her fine motor skills while remaining socially distanced on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at the association headquarters in South Greensburg. The building’s southern end is being renovated to better serve those with special needs.
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Don Tasser, director of programs, shows a new entrance under construction on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, as part of a renovation project at the Westmoreland County Blind Association in South Greensburg.
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Payton Lockhart of North Versailles, an employee of Rastelli Drywall, paints a hallway on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, as part of a renovation project at the Westmoreland County Blind Association in South Greensburg.
MTL keeps CLMV push up as Thais age
published : 10 Dec 2020 at 04:00
Muang Thai Life Assurance (MTL) is continuing its aggressive move into the Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand (CLMVT) region to acquire a larger market with a more balanced demographic profile, as Thailand becomes a full-fledged ageing society in 2021, said Sara Lamsam, MTL s president.
MTL has operations in four countries through four joint venture companies, namely ST-Muang Thai Insurance in Laos, MB Ageas Life in Vietnam, Sovannaphum Life Assurance and Dara Insurance in Cambodia and one representative office in Myanmar.
Dara Insurance, a non-life joint venture company with Sovannaphum Life Assurance, is the latest move after MTL entered Cambodia four years ago through a joint-venture with Canadia Bank, the local second largest life insurance company, to set up Sovannaphum Life Assurance.