Regina residents could be subject to higher property taxes: City

Regina residents could be paying much higher taxes.

City council is forecasting a mill rate increase of 15.69 per cent to maintain current service levels.

Administration forecasts operation expenses of $687 million and revenues of $636 million, leaving a funding gap of $51 million.

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City administration released the budget deliberations for the 2026-2027 year on Thursday. Budget Deliberations are scheduled from Dec. 15 to Dec. 19.

“This package of documents demonstrates the amount of work that administration devotes to develop fair, balanced and affordable budgets and showcases the magnitude of civic services and operations,” said Acting City Manager Jim Nicol.

“As council members head into budget deliberations in a few weeks, I want to express my appreciation for their willingness to engage with administration and listen to our collective expertise over the last few months.”

According to the city, as “a departure from previous years, administration is not bringing forward a proposed budget for 2026/27.”

“Rather, administration, at the direction of council, has prepared a detailed agenda packet that includes forecasts for general operations, capital costs, utilities and service partner requests. As well as estimates to maintain current service levels, the package also lists potential service enhancements, as well as budget cuts. The forecasted mill rate to keep current service levels is 15.69 per cent,” said the city in a statement.

The agenda packet prepared for council is fulsome and will provide a transparent background and forecasting and the forecasts and report will “provide a starting point for council’s consideration.”

More to come …