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Originally Posted by Winnipegger

No funding for the schools? This city has among the highest education property tax rates in the country and our school divisions are among the most well funded. The school divisions out of control tax rates effectively crowd out the city's ability to raise their own property tax because the combined bill makes it look like Winnipeg has some of the highest property tax in the country when really it's the school divisions driving it, not the City.

The school divisions should learn to do with a little less. Forgone revenue of $12 million per year probably just means a few less catered lunches for some administrations.

I'm not usually one to beat the fiscal conservative drum, but holy crap our school division tax rates are high relative to everywhere else but no one ever complains about it - but the moment the city wants to raise tax to build more roads, BRT, or community centres, people freak out like you are about steal their first born child.

It's not $12 mil per year. It's $12 mil total.