Respect for Taxpayers

Mark Saunders put forward a plan to respect taxpayers and get the City’s finances back on a sustainable and efficient footing. These policies focus on advancing solutions that respect taxpayers, actually listens to the City’s Auditor General, and welcomes input from residents and businesses.
With over $16 billion in operating funds and nearly $50 billion in the ten-year capital plan, the City of Toronto’s budget needs to focus on delivering the services that residents expect and setting up the city to live up to its potential. Residents should expect the absolute highest degree of scrutiny when it comes to how their tax dollars are spent. Yet year after year, we see the same increases to base budgets of City programs without any questioning of value for money or whether these are the best uses of City resources.
“Council is supposed to serve taxpayers, not the other way around. As Mayor, I will dissect every single increase that is proposed to City budget lines, and demand the highest degree of accountability for these investments,” said Mark Saunders. “We need to push for more data and reporting, especially after years of budgets that get passed with input from only the same select group of vocal, self-interested City Hall insiders.”
To restore accountability and fiscal discipline to City Hall, Saunders will find efficiencies without reducing service.

[@sheilacolla]

Cool. You are campaigning that protecting pollinators is a waste of money. That was/is the most supported env issue in Ontario in decades. Great work!!

[@Sam19509]

What are pollinators?😂

[@jrichardsio]

Mark 🤡🤡🤡 Saunders - bike lanes, and protecting pollinators are pet project? Dude, go away.

[@Sam19509]

What are pollinators?😂