Winnipeg news: city looking for feedback on potential taxes [Video]

WINNIPEG –

Winnipeg city hall is gauging the public’s appetite for potential new taxes on alcohol, online deliveries, vehicle registration and other items.

Faced with an ongoing funding squeeze, the city says it needs either more money from the province or new sources of revenue if it is to maintain services.

“It’s no secret that Winnipeg, like every other city in the country, is dealing with financial challenges,” Mayor Scott Gillingham said in an interview Thursday.

“The City of Winnipeg needs more revenue. I’ve been open and clear about that consistently. We have a growing city with increased demands and we need to be able to fund those services.”

The city, through a polling firm, is asking residents whether they would prefer to see Winnipeg get more money from the province, cut services, raise property taxes by more than 3.5 per cent or impose new municipal taxes. The last option would require …