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Richard Froese South Peace News Big Lakes County is pleased it will longer have to deal with unpaid taxes from oil and gas companies that has been a problem for several years. The provincial government issued a directive to the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) to require oil and gas companies to pay taxes owed to municipalities, says a government news release dated March 20. Reeve Robert Nygaard says the County is delighted by the directive. “Since 2016, Big Lakes has dealt with unpaid taxes from oil and gas companies, which has affected our municipality’s overall taxes and put a lot of administrative effort into collecting those taxes,” Nygaard says. “Big Lakes is very pleased with the government’s new ministerial order, which states that the AER will now require proof of full payment of municipal property taxes prior to issuing a new licence to a company or allowing a company to sell or purchase existing licences.” The County continues to work with oil and gas companies to ensure property taxes are paid. “We believe that effective communication is the best approach to resolving issues,” Nygaard says. “Therefore, Big Lakes will continue to communicate with our ratepayers to provide the best […]
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