Any spending requests for city council to consider are simply part of a “wishlist,” according to Calgary’s mayor, as fallout continues at city hall over the leak of preliminary budget documents.
It comes after Global News obtained the confidential documents, which indicated revenue from property taxes would need to increase by 20.2 per cent next year alone to fund an additional $510 million in operating spending required to cover every single spending request from across city departments and partners.
According to the documents, which were presented to council during a closed session on July 28, property taxes would also need to increase by…
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