09-11-2017 00:04 via ottawacitizen.com

Updated: Ottawa city's draft budget keeps tax promise, puts focus on infrastructure, social services

Your 2018 Ottawa city draft budget highlights:
Property taxes proposed to increase two per cent
More focus on non-transit infrastructure, such as roads, after years of planning for LRT
A three per cent increase for social service agencies
New EquiFare for low-income transit passengers
Recreation fees would increase two per cent
$3.42 billion in proposed tax-supported operating spending in 2018
Proposed four per cent increase in water rate, five per cent increase in wastewater rate and five per c
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