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Roads, sidewalks & traffic - Financial Advice

of the funds it needs to operate properly.

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The question should be how can City save money, they should use laws to make changes instead of user tax money to fund incentive programs.. for example instead of giving a rebate for low flush toilets, the city should mandate all new toilets sold in toronto be low flush, this would in turn save on water treatment and money can be used to repair old sewers.. or down size them as capacity in already developed areas decreases

318.  

/ tolls on highways and traffic congestions charges should be introduced /  /  /  / 

319.  

Congestion tax. / Reduce Police Budget & look for efficiencies within it. / Road Tolls. / 

320.  

Road tolls; higher on street permit parking fees; higher on street metered parking rates; 

321.  

Pay down the debt - reduce those costs.  / Bring Back the vehicle registration tax but spend the money on road repairs. / Tax those awful billboards to pay for graffiti clean up.    / Close the Waterfront Planning organization / Bring in $2 Road tolls to enter on the DVP - QEW and 427 / Reduce police costs, hold the line on wage increases.   

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Investigate road tolls/congestion pricing to pay for road maintenance. / 

323.  

Toronto was granted new revenue tools by the City of Toronto Act, yet remains virtually alone among major world cities in relying so heavily on property taxes to fund its activities. The City should move aggressively to increase its revenue base while also cutting unnecessary costs. Road tolls, regional sales taxes, gasoline tax surcharges, and other forms of taxation are widely employed by cities like Vancouver, New York, and London, and have not caused the sky to fall in any of those locations. It is quite simply inconceivable that Toronto can continue providing high-quality services, and invest in its future prosperity, on the narrow base of the property tax alone. 

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There are other options available such as road tolls or vehicle registration taxes or advocating for proper funding from the Province or the Feds. As for property taxes - Toronto has one of the lowest levels of taxation in the region. We need to stop demonizing taxation and instead remind ourselves that taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.

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The mayor promised not to cut any city services. why are we even filling out this survey? Increase property taxes, introduce road tolls and congestions tolls. 

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Contracts can all be risky, and all governments need to spend more effort covering themselves. Whether they are with a union, a private or crown company, an individual or another government, almost everyone signing contracts with governments have expensive lawyers doing their best to get public money. I believe in fair pay for fair work, don't beat the worker with a stick, don't let them make off with the key to the vault. Every new contract the City signs must prevent ballooning expenses by including a maximum dollar amount.  / Cancelling contracts should also be heavily deterred, but possible as some contracts are just not worth it.  / Firstly each cancelled contract of more than $10,000 should require it's own vote in city hall, not buried in any other legislation, although there might be a caveat that the