Alberta Weighs Measures to Make Oil Companies Pay Overdue Municipal Taxes

Alberta Weighs Measures to Make Oil Companies Pay Overdue Municipal Taxes
A rainbow appears to come down on pumpjacks drawing out oil and gas from wells near Calgary on Sept. 18, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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Oil and gas companies in Alberta that fail to pay municipal property taxes on time could risk losing their operating licences under a new proposal.

It’s one of the suggestions in the Property Tax Accountability Strategy released this week by the province and the Rural Municipalities of Alberta to tackle the persistent problem of unpaid property taxes from some members of the energy industry.