Winnipeg property taxes going up 5.95 per cent [Video]

Winnipeggers will be paying more property taxes than expected next year.

The 2025 City of Winnipeg preliminary budget unveiled Wednesday shows residents will pay a 5.95 per cent property tax increase, up from the 3.5 per cent increase promised by Mayor Scott Gillingham during his campaign.

The increase means a Winnipeg homeowner whose property is assessed at $371,000 would pay an additional $121/year or $10/month.

“This is a really, really difficult decision,” said Gillingham. “I don’t take lightly that for the first time in decades that we have a tax increase of this amount.”

The mayor added he would rather do what he believes the citizens of Winnipeg need for the future than protect himself and others from public criticism.

“We need more revenue, full stop,” he said. “We have to continue to control costs, and we are trying to do that. We are going to make every effort to …