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Calgary city councillors will begin debating amendments to the proposed four-year budget, with some councillors indicating they’ll be looking to changes to address affordability.
“I feel we can do better,” Andrew Kaiser told Global News after speaking to council. “Maybe for every dollar spent, council should be forced to find a dollar in savings.” “Affordability is more than not being able to afford $10 per month, it’s also the compounding effect of every other cost to a homeowner and citizen,” Ward 1 councillor Sonya Sharp said.
“We’re hearing stories of 10 to 15 per cent. These are very large numbers, and if they keep going like this, that’s obviously going to become a major, major concern.” Heron added that years of tax increases that fell below the cost of living have also caught up with many Alberta cities.
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