Lower Property Taxes
Regina residents are facing a massive property tax increase.
The City’s draft 2026 budget includes a 15.69% mill rate hike - one of the largest in the city’s history - just to maintain current service levels.
Administration says this reflects the rising cost of delivering more than 60 public services, but in reality, it highlights a City Hall that continues to expand spending while leaving taxpayers to cover the bill.
City Administration has outlined a list of potential service cuts to reduce the proposed increase.
The options, totalling $71.5 million in savings across 139 possible reductions, include eliminating budgets for REAL and the Regina Floral Conservatory, closing the Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre, reducing snow removal and road maintenance, and cutting transit and park services.
Other proposed reductions include ending the Community Investment Grants program and closing local recreational facilities like Massey Pool and the Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre.
Unfortunately, they’re proposing to cut only the most popular City services - like snow removal, recreation facilities, and parks - in order to make spending cuts as unpopular as possible.
Council will debate the budget beginning December 8th, so now is the time to make your voice heard!
Add your name to this petition and tell City Council you want:
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No unnecessary tax increases for 2026
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Spending focused on core services like roads, policing, and water/sewer infrastructure
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Cuts to non-essential projects and programs
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Greater transparency and accountability in how taxpayer dollars are spent
Sign the petition now and tell Council to Lower Property Taxes:
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I have been requesting the city replace our partially covered blacktop sidewalks with proper quality concrete sidewalk material for 13 years. One senior resident fell over the lip of blacktop over concrete & broke her arm, I fell a couple of years ago on both of my artificial knees. Last year the city came by & replaced several city sidewalks with concrete, including one directly across from ours & ignored us! Between the increase in trash/recycle/compost services, water bills that have tripled & tax increases every year, I wonder what we have received in return? All I see is a bunch of city workers standing around chatting while 1 or 2 workers are busy working?! It’s time to cut the budget not increase it!