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The City of Kawartha Lakes is developing a new heritage designation strategy to help guide its protection of built heritage assets across the municipality.

Kawartha Lakes, and its predecessor municipalities, have protected properties through heritage designation under the Ontario Heritage Act since the Act was passed in 1975. There are over 120 individually designated heritage properties in the municipality, which represent just a small number of the important historic structures and locations. These buildings and places help tell our story, are points of pride for residents, and attract visitors to the region.

Over the past five years, the provincial government has made a significant number of changes to how we protect heritage properties and has recommended that municipalities complete strategies for how they designate properties. Kawartha Lakes is currently in the process of creating a strategy to help guide how we identify and protect the properties that are important to our residents, while also fulfilling our legislative obligations.

We are looking for resident input on this strategy and there are three ways to get involved:

• Visit our Jump In page to learn more about the project, keep up to date on milestones, and complete our public survey.
• Complete a paper survey at one of our municipal service centres or at our Development Service Hub at 180 Kent Street West in Lindsay.
• Attend one of our public information sessions to learn more about the project from staff and to provide your input.
  • January 21, 2026 at the Fenelon Falls Library (19 Market Street), 4pm to 6pm
  • January 22, 2026 at Lindsay City Hall (26 Francis Street), 6pm to 8pm

The public survey closes on January 29, 2026.

For further information on the new Heritage Designation Strategy, please visit the Kawartha Lakes website or contact Emily Turner, Economic Development Officer – Heritage Planning. To stay up to date on Economic Development news, visit the Facebook page.

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• Tax revenues in 2025 amounted to €105.7 billion, up by €8.6 billion (8.9 per cent), on 2024.
• Of this:
  • Income tax receipts amounted to €36.6 billion, up by €1.5 billion (4.3 per cent);
  • Corporation tax receipts of €32.9 billion are up by €4.8 billion (17.2 per cent);
  • VAT receipts of €22.9 billion were €1.1 billion (5.1 per cent) higher.
• Total gross voted expenditure amounted to €109.4 billion, €5.7 billion (5.5 per cent) ahead of 2024 and €0.6 billion (0.5 per cent) behind profile.
• An (underlying) Exchequer surplus of €3.8 billion was recorded last year.

An underlying Exchequer surplus of €3.8 billion was recorded last year.

On the revenue side total underlying tax receipts amounted to €105.7 billion in 2025, an €8.6 billion (8.9 per cent) increase on 2024.

In terms of direct taxes income tax receipts of €36.6 billion are up on the previous year by €1.5 billion (4.3 per cent) reflecting the strength of labour market. Corporation tax receipts amounted to €32.9 billion last year, €4.8 billion (17.2 per cent) ahead of 2024.

In terms of indirect taxes, VAT receipts for the year amounted to €22.9 billion, €1.1 billion (5.1 per cent) higher than 2024, demonstrating the resilience in consumption. Excise receipts were €6.5 billion, up by €0.2 billion (3.0 per cent).

Non-tax revenue in 2025 was €3.5 billion, up by €1.9 billion on 2024, largely driven by transfers to the Exchequer arising from the CJEU judgement (mainly interest payments).

Total gross voted expenditure amounted to €109.4 billion, €5.7 billion (5.5 per cent) ahead of 2024 and €0.6 billion (0.5 per cent) behind profile.

In terms of the bottom line, an underlying Exchequer surplus of €3.8 billion was recorded in the year, an improvement of €2.0 billion on the previous year (the headline surplus was €7.1 billion).

Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris T.D. said:

The Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, Jack Chambers T.D. said:

ENDS

Notes to editors:

Unless stated, all figures in this press release exclude the impact of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling of September last year.

In 2025 €3.3 billion was received (€1.7 billion in corporation tax receipts and €1.6 billion in non-tax revenues) in the first half of the year.

Fiscal Monitor December 2025

Analytical Exchequer Statement December 2025