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Southern Alberta municipalities call for province to start collecting education property tax

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Okotoks Mayor Tanya Thorn says the education tax, which municipalities collect on behalf of the province, is going up roughly 23 per cent .

Nanton Mayor Jennifer Handley said property taxes in the southern Alberta town are increasing by 6.3 per cent this year , adding $ 206 to the average household.

Vulcan County Reeve Jason Schneider says education has been underfunded but Alberta needs a better way of catching up.

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