Stettler council approves two per cent tax increase for 2026 budget - The Stettler Independent

Stettler council approves two per cent tax increase for 2026 budget - The Stettler Independent

Stettler residents will be seeing an increase on their 2026 tax bill, after council approved a two per cent increase May 5. The 2026 budget is anticipating about $24 million in expenses with about $14.2 million in revenue other than taxes. Revenue other than taxes includes utility fees, franchise fees, provincial and federal grants and other miscellaneous revenue. Further impacting the overall budget picture this year is an eight per cent increa…

St. Albert approves 3.8% tax increase – Heartland News

St. Albert council has finalized the 2026 tax rate bylaw, bumping up the taxation of residents up 3.8 per cent. The municipal resident mill rate is 8.39 per $1,000 of assessed home value, with the non-residential mill rate set to 13.39 per $1,000. Note that these numbers do not include the provincially set education property tax. The education tax sees a bump of 6.9 per cent, making up over 23 per cent of the overall tax increase for residents. …