Property tax increase for Township of Uxbridge residents is projected now to increase to about 6 per cent, according to Mayor Dave Barton.
The township had announced a 2025 property tax increase of 4.4 per cent earlier (see below).
“The total proposed tax increase for Uxbridge in 2025, including local and regional components, was originally estimated at 4.4 per cent. However, with the 16.9 per cent increase in the Durham Regional Police Service budget, the total tax increase is now expected to rise to approximately 6 per cent,” the mayor explained while commenting on the 2025 budget report published by Durham Post.
He broke down the increase to explain Uxbridge local tax increase:
- Operating Needs: 2.41%
- Capital Infrastructure: 2.98%
- Regional Tax Increase: 3% (operations and capital combined).
- Police Tax Increase Impact: 16.9% increase in the police budget contributes to the overall rise in the total tax burden.
“The 2025 budget prioritizes operational and capital needs, infrastructure investment, and extremely significant public safety enhancements, driving the total tax increase higher than originally planned,” the mayor added.
Hikes across the region
Durham Regional Council has approved the 2025 Business Plans and Budget, which requires a net property tax increase of 7.4 per cent. The 2025 water supply and sanitary sewer user rates will increase by 5 per cent.
Other municipalities (see below) to announce their levies for 2025 include:
- Oshawa approved a 7.87 per cent tax hike
- Clarington has proposed a 5.19 per cent tax revenue increase
- Ajax announced a 4.89 per cent rise
- Whitby has set its budget with 3.99 per cent tax increase
- Pickering has proposed a 3.75 per cent levy increase
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