A 0% property tax increase in the first budget
NEW Burnaby's platform promises a 0% City property tax increase in the first budget and increases no higher than inflation over four years. Its About page adds a line-by-line audit of City spending. Each list begins with "Only an NBP majority will".
TAXES AND THE CITY BUDGET
NEW Burnaby on budget
The platform's second area, "Affordability and Taxes", holds five points. The About page calls the first budget "a full freeze" and says any increase over the four-year term will stay below inflation.
The About page also promises a line-by-line audit of how the City spends tax money, with no new increase until the audit shows where the money goes.
Each list on the platform page begins with "Only an NBP majority will". NEW Burnaby elected one of the eight councillors.
7 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS
What they say they will do
0% property tax increase in the first budget
The platform promises to limit the City property tax in the first budget to a 0% increase. The About page calls this a full freeze.
Tax increases no higher than inflation over four years
The platform promises that City property tax increases will not exceed inflation over four years. It does not say which measure of inflation it means.
A line-by-line audit of City spending
The About page promises a line-by-line audit of how the City spends tax money, carried out while the first budget holds taxes at 0%.
Careful spending as a guiding principle at City Hall
The platform promises to establish fiscal restraint, careful spending of public money, as a guiding principle for all operations at City Hall.
New technology to make City operations more efficient
The platform promises to increase the efficiency of City operations by adopting new technologies. It names no technology and no saving.
More City revenue from new businesses
The platform promises to grow City revenue by attracting more businesses to Burnaby. It names no target.
Lower renewal fees for business licences
Under "Opportunity", the platform promises to reduce renewal fees for business licences. It names no amount.
What is not published
- The platform gives no figure for the savings it expects from the audit, from new technology or from new businesses.
- The platform compares its plan with the City's financial plan. voche.me has not checked that comparison and leaves it out.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about this
Does NEW Burnaby promise a property tax freeze?
Its platform promises a 0% City property tax increase in the first budget, which its About page calls a full freeze, and increases no higher than inflation over four years. The list begins with "Only an NBP majority will", and the organization won one of eight council seats.
Sources
A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true.
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- NEW Burnaby: Our Platform SAYS SO ITSELFNew Burnaby Party · checked
- NEW Burnaby: About the Campaign SAYS SO ITSELFNew Burnaby Party · checked
- NEW Burnaby: Meet Our Candidates SAYS SO ITSELFNew Burnaby Party · checked
- NEW Burnaby: Haini Xiao SAYS SO ITSELFNew Burnaby Party · checked
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