Budget and Finances

Cities have lots of responsibilities and lots of expenditures, but they do not have matching revenue streams for what they are asked to deliver. This creates dependency on other levels of government. It also makes it difficult to invest in programs and services that will address the inequities in our city.

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Webinar – Paying the Bills in the City of Toronto

Every year at budget time, we hear that the City of Toronto is having trouble balancing its budget. Property taxes go up a bit. The city raids its reserves a little bit more. This year the city found some savings at budget time that helped. Can the city go on this way? Is this a sustainable way to budget?

In her May 26 webinar, Dr. Enid Slack, Director, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, helps us understand how the City of Toronto will finance its services in 2010.

Access the webinar here.

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• Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance: Selected Resources on Municipal Finance

• Toronto Board of Trade Vote Toronto 2010: Toronto Budget and Finances Presentation

• The Move Ahead: Funding “The Big Move” – Toronto Board of Trade