City budget economical with truth
by Royson James
D-day for city budget
Mar. 31, 2009
Toronto's municipal budget process this year has been relatively uneventful compared to 2008, when the public was left fuming over a 21.5 per cent jump in recreation user fees.
Toronto tax hikes not sustainable
March 31, 2009
My municipal taxes from 2003, when Mayor David Miller was elected, until 2009 have risen from $1,426 to $2,156. Had taxes increased by the same percentage as Canada Pension Plan payments, which are linked to changes in the Consumer Price Index, my total tax payments would have been lower by 17.5 per cent, or $1,676.30. In other words, I had to divert funds that could ...
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