Edmonton city council approves 6.6% tax increase on properties for 2024
After lengthy deliberations, a majority of Edmonton city councillors voted on Tuesday to approve a 6.6 per cent tax increase on properties for next year.
< img src= " https://d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net/70c8fc80 " alt= " " style= " position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px " referrerpolicy= " no-referrer-when-downgrade " >Last month, city administrators recommended a 7.09 per cent tax increase next year, 2.13 percentage points above what was originally approved by city council when it set the four-year budget last December.
The property tax hike was proposed in response to increased costs and reduced revenues, and administrators have said it will cost an additional $41.2 million to maintain services in 2024.
However, the increase approved by city council Tuesday is slightly less than what administrators recommended.
The operating budget amendments approved Tuesday were only opposed by one city councillor: Jennifer Rice.
The capital budget amendments approved Tuesd...
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