London Budget

• Why a major budget surplus won’t be used to lower taxes in London, Ont.

  A push to use surplus funding to lower next year's property tax increase by 0.4 per cent was shot down by full council at London City Hall on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Apr 24
  
• London, Ont. four-year budget unchanged after final debate

  The tax hikes sit at 8.7 per cent in 2024, 8.9 per cent in 2025, 5.8 per cent in 2026 and 6.8 per cent in 2027. Budget updates could potentially alter those numbers.

  Canada

  Feb 29
  
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• Council could revisit London, Ont. police budget following public backlash

  A motion to reduce the police budget by five per cent will be tabled at London City Hall on Thursday, two days after a passionate public participation meeting.

  Canada

  Feb 28
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• London, Ont. budget committee increases transit, library funding

  In an 8-7 vote, city council voted to increase the commission’s base budget for the LTC by $1.6 million for 2024, with a four-year increase of roughly $18.6 million dollars.

  Canada

  Feb 15
• London, Ont. budget committee votes down transit funding increase

  The amendment, which would have added 18,000 service hours to the London Transit Commission, was voted down at Thursday's budget committee meeting.

  Canada

  Feb 8
• ‘Significant moves’ needed to bring down tax hike, according to London, Ont. budget

  The mayor’s budget was published yesterday with a 2024 tax increase of 8.8 per cent and an average increase of 7.4 per cent over the next four years.

  Canada

  Feb 1
• London, Ont. councillors struggle to even set target range in 1st multi-year budget debate

  It is shaping up to be a difficult debate around the 2024-2027 multi-year budget as councillors struggled to even set a range for staff to work with for a draft.

  Politics

  Apr 19, 2023
• London, Ont. police one step closer to millions in funding for new officers

  London, Ont. police are one step closer to getting a $4 million injection to hire 20 new officers and four civilian employees. Regular council will consider the matter next month.

  Politics

  Feb 28, 2023
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• London, Ont. police seek $4M in city assessment growth funding to address staffing challenges

  Police say the new hires will help close a frontline staffing gap at a time when London's population is expected to grow to 429,700 by the end of this year.

  Politics

  Feb 24, 2023
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• 3.1% tax levy increase approved by London, Ont. council

  London, Ont., city council officially passed the 2023 portion of the multi-year budget, which will see the tax levy increase in London by 3.1 per cent.

  Politics

  Feb 14, 2023