Saskatoon city council approves 2022-23 property tax hike
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Ward 5 Coun. Randy Donauer had sought to reduce the overall property tax increase by half a cent point.
Property taxes are on the rise in Saskatoon.
The mill rate will rise 3.86 per cent in 2022 and 3.5 per cent 2023 after city council passed a new budget for the next two years on Wednesday.
The increase will cost the average homeowner an extra $6.27 a month next year and an extra $5.87 a month in 2023.
Ward 5 Coun. Randy Donauer had sought to reduce the overall increase by half a percentage point.
“This is a very tough year for our residents. Tougher than it’s been on city hall, I guess I’ll say it that way,” he said.
Administration always said they were trying to balance providing services with the costs of COVID 19 as the tax rate crept up.
City manager Jeff Jorgensen said it’s impossible to cut that amount without decreasing services.
He said things have gotten to a point that he would describe as a “fee for service budget.”