The draft budget, to be debated over the next month before all city budgets are approved on March 1, includes $128 million in expenditures. ottnews ottcity
The base budget is going up by $1.24 million this year, which falls within the 2.5 per cent cap prescribed by Mayor Mark Sutcliffe.
The Ontario government covers 70 per cent of the OPH budget and all one-time COVID-19 spending. The city covers the remaining 30 per cent. This year, OPH is expecting to receive $99 million in provincial funding and $27 million from the city. Another $1.4 million will be raised through other revenue sources, such as fees.
"It's a hybrid of our regular base funding and COVID supports that we expect from the province," Etches said before thanking the provincial government for funding extraordinary COVID-19 expenses. "COVID-19 remains concerningly elevated in Ottawa, with each successive wave never really getting down to that low baseline," she said. "The hospitals are continuing to feel the impact of COVID and… Ottawa saw as many deaths from COVID in 2022 as there were in the first year of COVID in 2020."
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