LRSD approves 2026-27 budget, tax hike
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The Louis Riel School Division is raising property taxes by 10 per cent to eliminate an accumulated deficit and balance its budget.
The St. Vital-based board of trustees finalized its financial plan for 2026-27 during a public meeting on Tuesday.
The $281.7-million budget increases the local mill rate by 9.9 per cent.
“The budget prioritizes core classroom support while maintaining essential system-wide services and investments in student learning and wellbeing,” the division said in a news release.
The release states unnamed “cost reductions, deferrals, and efficiencies” were found during this year’s budgeting process.
Board chair Sandy Nemeth called it “regrettable” that the board is deferring infrastructure improvements for another year. “However, classroom and student needs must come first,” Nemeth said in the release.