Winnipeggers appear set to pay a 3.5 per cent property tax hike in 2026, as Mayor Scott Gillingham returns to matching the rate increase on which he campaigned.

In an interview Thursday, the mayor confirmed that levy will be proposed within the preliminary budget released on Friday.

“We’re going to go back to (a) 3.5 per cent property tax increase in this budget. I committed to doing that and it will be reflected in the budget,” said Gillingham.

City council had approved a 5.95 per cent property tax hike this year, which translated to $121 annually for a sample single-family home assessed at $371,000.

That marked the city’s highest one-year increase since the 1990s, which the mayor said was necessary to balance the budget without cutting critical services.

On April 1, additional city

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