Tax Incentive for Downtown Office Construction?

To encourage residential development in the downtown, the city of Regina offers a tax abatement that can be applied either to new construction or the conversion of an existing downtown building into condos or apartments. The Leader Building on Hamilton St. and the Willoughby & Duncan Building on F.W. Hill Mall are two recent examples of the latter.

Now, according to CBC, the city is considering a similar tax break to encourage the construction of new office space in the downtown.