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Edmonton Chamber urges council to focus 2025 budget on core services, but spend more Downtown

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Edmonton Chamber of Commerce wants to work with city council to reduce property tax increases.

Property tax increases in recent years are becoming an “unsustainable” financial burden on families, citizens, and businesses.

Edmonton ’s draft 2025 budget includes an 8.1 per cent property tax increase next year .

Without changes, property taxes will have gone up 24 per cent in four years .

Councillors in the executive committee meeting also heard Wednesday that some city policies, the complexities of its bylaws and other regulations, and scope and design choices, could be driving up the cost of building major infrastructure projects.

Edmonton city council looks for cuts to lower 8.1 per cent tax hike for 2025 .

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