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Brazeau County finalizes Budget 2018

May 7, 2018 | 6:40 PM

Brazeau County’s 2018 budget is out, and in it includes big spending on road and infrastructure upgrades while giving a 30 per cent reduction in residential taxed from 2015.

Budget 2018 is estimated to have revenues of nearly $62 million and an operating expense of nearly $47 million, with an estimated capital spending of over $32 million.

Nearly $24 million of the capital budget will be dedicated to fixing up roads across the county. 

Following 2017 all county departments also found ways to nip and tuck at costs, reducing operations expenses by 3 per cent. 

“As a Council team, we’re happy we approved an aggressive but balanced budget to stimulate the economy and create jobs,” said Reeve Bart Guyon.

In terms of total taxes, residential and farmland will see an increase of 6.12 per cent solely due to the increase in the school levy. Non-residential properties will see a decrease of 3.77 per cent also due solely to the school levy

A 30 per cent tax rebate will be available for the following commercial property classes: 202 – Commercial sites and improvements 203 – Industrial sites and improvements 252 – Vacant Commercial 253 – Vacant Industrial.