The 2025 Budget Launch Spectacular

City Hall Watcher #314: It's Budget Day, so let's look at the many budget increases, the eight budget decreases, and the ongoing history of Toronto property tax rates

Welcome to the 314th issue of City Hall Watcher. Suddenly I’m hungry for pie.

Anyway, there’s no time for food, it’s budget day. Mayor Olivia Chow, Budget Chief Councillor Shelley Carroll and a gaggle of uniformed City workers were on hand this morning to unveil the draft municipal spending plan for 2025.

There is still a ways to go before any of this be…