Inverness County Council is standing pat with its tax rates for the coming year.
Council recently approved its municipal budget, leaving the residential and resource tax rate unchanged at $1.05 per $100 of assessment and the commercial rate at $1.91.
In a release, the municipality says cost-of-living challenges were at the forefront of council’s mind, which is why maintaining taxes at the same rate for a sixth year was a high priority.
This year’s operating budget for the municipality totals $24.9 million. Mandatory contributions for policing, education and provincial roads amount to almost 32 per cent of the budget or close to $8 million.
One area of focus in this year’s budget is food security. Municipal staff are working on a strategic approach to propose to council to tackle this issue.
