QUICK ROUND · One line each
S06 · question 6 of 20
Would you raise, hold or cut property taxes next year?
I would have to review the budget to determine if there was sufficient revenue. The province has increasingly downloaded responsibility for costs on the city and there are increased costs to respond to climate change crises. We may have to raise property taxes to deal with financial pressures.
I would limit property-tax increases to inflation and consider a freeze after reviewing the budget. I would review spending and contracts for recurring savings and pursue reliable funding, while protecting staffing needed for frontline services, TTC reliability, maintenance, debt payments and reserves.
Maqsood Ahmad · Sara Ehrhardt · George Fawcett · Mary Fragedakis · John Kladitis · Michael Mitchell · Caryma Sa'd · Dianne Saxe · Devyn Stackhouse · Christiane Tetreault