The City of Regina is looking at a significant increase in their property taxes in 2025; a proposed 8.5% increase in taxes has been put on the table. In short, the cost of providing services has been rising faster than the budgets that deliver the revenue that pays for those services. The quote that sums up the proposed budget: “Past budgets prioritized maintaining low mill rate increases over fully covering the cost of civic operations, and relied on other revenue streams. That approach is no longer sustainable or responsible.”
Why does it matter in Minot? It’s a reminder that decisions to restrict revenue raised through budget caps comes with consequences — especially when costs operate independent of a budget cap. This is the premise central to the property tax debate that’s currently playing out in the ND legislature.