Wanted: property tax fairness in Saskatchewan

WANTED: Property Tax Fairness in Saskatchewan 6 Additional Tax Tools There are several other tax tools that the provincial government has given municipalities the authority to enforce: Base tax – A set amount of property tax is levied, regardless of the assessed value of the property. [...] WANTED: Property Tax Fairness in Saskatchewan 7 Municipal Property Taxes across the Province Calculating the Municipal Property Tax Gap The tax tools implemented by the provincial and local governments ultimately shift a greater portion of the tax burden onto businesses. [...] On the other hand, the municipal property tax gap in Kamsack was the highest in the province at 4.67 for the second year in a row. [...] The property tax gaps in the Central West region are extremely variable among municipalities as can be seen in Figure 5. Eston has highest municipal tax gap and highest municipal tax bill -. 2nd year in a row In the Central West region, Eston displayed the highest municipal tax gap for the second year in a row with businesses paying $3.03 in municipal taxes for every dollar paid by residents per $ [...] Dalmeny has lowest tax gap and Warman has lowest commercial municipal tax bill – 2nd year in a row Dalmeny has the distinction of having the lowest tax gap in the region at 1.20, which is also the second lowest gap in the province.