Saskatoon, among other municipalities across Saskatchewan, is feeling the crunch of budget time with raised property taxes. A report from the city suggests some of the blame for the increases is due to the federal and provincial governments downloading costs.

While the province insists support is at record levels, some local leaders argue it’s still not keeping pace with the costs pushed their way.

Saskatoon’s budget overview included a report on provincial or federal government downloading to the City of Saskatoon.

The report states that recent direct downloading and indirect downloading via cuts to vital social programs has resulted in “unreasonable financial burdens.”

“What we’re hearing from municipalities right across our province is downloading is impacting each and every one of

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