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over $40 million in grants 


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The budget for the mayor's office 


up 29.7% from 2006

The Clean and Beautiful City Secretariat


up 226.6% from 2006 (click to listen)

Waterfront Secretariat


up 30.6 % from 2006

Councillor Office Budget

The office expense account allows councillors to go out for lunch and dinner.


over $50,000.00 each

They can spend up to $600 on a local group. In total, they spent $70,000. last year
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Check out the list of municipal employees earning over $100,000


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How Council spends $ 

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Taxis

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Grants

        $

      $27,000

      $25,000

      $70,000

$40,000,000 ++

Garbage
St. Thomas Landfill

 
$500,000,000.00 to start + operating costs
    Plasma-gasification can actually net $15/tonne of garbage by producing energy

Homeless People

  3 bottles of wine and a pack of cigarettes everyday
From 2003 - 2006


 
  Toronto ’s debt rose to $1.9 billion 

The budget went up 19% to $7.6 billion

Spending rose $1.3 billion 

Toronto 2007 City Budget $7.8 billion and rising   Download pdf here