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Gunter: Spending cuts, not incentives, key to fixing Edmonton's high residential taxes

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16.07.2026

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Gunter: Spending cuts, not incentives, key to fixing Edmonton's high residential taxes

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So, city council is thinking up ways to convince industries and businesses not to leave high-tax Edmonton for the lower tax jurisdictions all around the city.

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They’re talking about grants and other financial incentives to encourage businesses to stay so the split between the residential tax and the industrial........

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