With the anticipated Regina city budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year approved, residents have mixed reactions when it comes to the 10.9-per cent increase in property tax.
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Although Regina city council emphasizes that these were not easy decisions to make, the increase means property owners will see a tax increase at a rate of $23 a day.
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Global News took to the streets to get a sense of how Regina is feeling about this.
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This horrendous increase is criminal we don’t need another swimming pool and the services Regina offers is terrible I can’t afford to live here any more