--- title: "Where Surrey's parties stand on budget | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/issues/taxes-and-budget" last_updated: "2026-10-10T03:55:38.888Z" meta: description: "Every Surrey party's position on taxes and the city budget for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:description": "Every Surrey party's position on taxes and the city budget for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:title": "Where Surrey's parties stand on budget" "twitter:description": "Every Surrey party's position on taxes and the city budget for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "twitter:title": "Where Surrey's parties stand on budget" --- ** COUNCILLOR · Surrey 2026 # Where every party stands on budget 0 of the 9 parties on the October 17 ballot have published something on taxes and the city budget. Here they are side by side, each with its source. [All four issues ](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/compare) [All parties](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties) **0**Parties with a published position **0**Commitments in total BEFORE YOU COMPARE ## Who actually decides this Under the Community Charter a municipality adopts a five-year financial plan by bylaw each year (section 165), and Council then sets the year’s property tax rates by bylaw before May 15 (section 197). Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist. WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS ## Reading this ballot on budget Not one of the 9 parties on this ballot has published a position on budget that we could find and source. That is worth knowing on its own. SIDE BY SIDE ## Every published position on budget | Party | Published position | Commitments | | --- | --- | --- | | [Conservative](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/conservative/platform/taxes-and-budget) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Imagine Surrey](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/imagine-surrey/platform/taxes-and-budget) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [New Surrey+](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/new-surrey/platform/taxes-and-budget) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Our Surrey](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/our-surrey/platform/taxes-and-budget) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Safe Surrey Coalition](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/safe-surrey-coalition/platform/taxes-and-budget) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Surrey Connect Public IA](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-connect-public-ia/platform/taxes-and-budget) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Surrey First](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-first/platform/taxes-and-budget) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Surrey First Education](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-first-education/platform/taxes-and-budget) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [SURREY NOW](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-now/platform/taxes-and-budget) | *Not yet researched.* | — | NOTHING PUBLISHED YET ## 9 parties have published nothing on this A blank records that we looked on the date shown and found nothing on the public record. Some parties are not contesting the race that decides this subject, which is a reason to publish nothing on it. - ### [Conservative](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/conservative/platform/taxes-and-budget) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [Imagine Surrey](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/imagine-surrey/platform/taxes-and-budget) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [New Surrey+](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/new-surrey/platform/taxes-and-budget) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [Our Surrey](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/our-surrey/platform/taxes-and-budget) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [Safe Surrey Coalition](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/safe-surrey-coalition/platform/taxes-and-budget) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [Surrey Connect Public IA](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-connect-public-ia/platform/taxes-and-budget) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [Surrey First](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-first/platform/taxes-and-budget) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [Surrey First Education](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-first-education/platform/taxes-and-budget) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [SURREY NOW](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-now/platform/taxes-and-budget) Not yet researched by voche.me. 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