Sim and his first-term ABC council have been heavily criticized for passing tax increases of 10.7 per cent in their first year and 7.5 in their second
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim wants to push city staff to shave millions off the city’s budget in an effort to cut a projected 5.5-per-cent property tax increase for residents, says a city councillor versed on talks surrounding
The City Manager’s budget report presented last week suggested there is $18.7-million of available money that could be used to reduce taxes or reallocated to programs that weren’t funded in the draft budget. Mr. Klassen said the budget will ensure the police department is fully funded for the first time in years, with $453-million, or almost a fifth of the total budget, going there. That is the latest in a long line of increases. The police budget was $341-million in 2019, rising to $430-million by 2023.
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