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A $50 million battle is brewing at Niagara Region: St. Catharines mayor wants taxpayer dollars to help developers

Taxpayers in the Niagara Region will be on the hook for $50 million for developer incentives if the mayor of St. Catharines convinces regional councillors
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In preventing new offices, councillor Upton sees more vibrant future for downtown Stouffville

Accounting firms would be affected by a municipal trend to restrict downtown main street building space solely to businesses that can generate foot traffic
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Matheson’s top staffer wants provincial review

Residents of a northern Ontario community petitioning the Ontario government in response to a 34 per cent tax hike following a municipal budget increase
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Jasper rebuilds may not be eligible for clean energy upgrade loans

Will Jasper, Alberta taxpayers, whose homes were destroyed by wildfires this year, be allowed to access a municipal clean energy tax program to rebuild?
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M.D. of Taber seeking action on unpaid oil and gas taxes

Oil and gas companies owe Alberta municipalities more than $200 million in unpaid property taxes; Taber is owed more than 10 per cent of its annual budget
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New provincial committee to review government spending in every department, premier says

Critics say Premier Smith, whose popularity has plunged, is looking for ways to deliver on a signature campaign promise that was broken in the last budget
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Report shows Alberta tax revenue from renewables up 92 per cent

Alberta's moratorium on wind and solar projects has chilled renewables despite the benefits of tax revenue, job creation and cheap energy to taxpayers
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Officials to Queen's Park: Fee freeze to aid home building hurts local taxpayers

Conservation authorities in London, Ontario want the Doug Ford government to reverse its province-wide freeze on fees that benefit home-building developers
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Municipalities not happy about Alberta changes to unpaid oil and gas property taxes

Residential property taxes may increase due to backtracking by the Alberta government over unpaid municipal taxes owed by oil and gas industry producers
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Caledon Mayor Annette Groves ignores residents, forces approval of 35,000 new homes

Caledon council voted in favour of rezoning agricultural land over the objections of taxpayers concerned about property tax increases and the Greenbelt
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Approval of 35k homes Tuesday will threaten Greenbelt, trigger devastating tax hike for Caledon residents

Caledon taxpayers want to know how they will be protected from the municipal property tax hikes that may be needed to pay for infrastructure costs
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Less infrastructure funding leaves municipalities with tough decisions

Under a new funding formula, Alberta municipalities are receiving less funding from the provincial government than they did in 2011, leading to potential tax hikes